Again, this is not a book review; instead, read the book Atomic Habits. I cannot suggest it highly enough.
The book, written by James Clear, is not a theoretical text that just discusses habits. It is, rather, a guidebook that digs into how habits form, how they may be cultivated, how human evolution affects healthy habit formation in today’s environment, and so on. It provides practical advice and methods for developing healthy habits and breaking harmful ones.
The author has standardised several ideas and methods gathered from his personal experiences. The author takes a lot of background material on habit development, human psychology, human evolution, genetic behaviours, and so on from previous studies. You may already be practising the habits/techniques outlined in the book, but having a vocabulary for particular behaviour will help you construct conversations and convey ideas more effectively.
I don’t suggest reading this book from beginning to end. Take this 300-page book and read one chapter every day. Internalize the approaches, assimilate the ideas, and consider how you may put them to use in your daily life.
SOME OF MY NOTES THAT I GET FROM THIS BOOK
- It may be challenging to create new habits, especially when we first begin and some change appears.
- The consequences of compounding are first veiled since time is a crucial component of compounding. As time passes, the outcomes become obvious and, in some cases, exceed your expectations.
- The outcome of any habit (good or bad) acts in the same manner as compounding does. Nothing appears to be moving in the early phases, yet major effects emerge in the latter stages.
- Other people regard this as an instant success despite the fact that a lot of effort was put in for so many days before the last blow made it appear to be an overnight success.
- When deciding on a goal, think about the method as well. Setting a goal isn’t enough. Even for large tasks, plan for tiny daily actions.
- The author downplays the Goals significantly. But, in my opinion, goals serve as a guideline. Other life objectives, unlike the sports example offered in the book, are more difficult and must be clearly stated. Simply doing the same tasks on a regular basis will not help. As stated by David Allen in “Getting Things Done,” it is a process in which you identify major goals, break them into projects, and then divide those projects into actionable tasks.
- Treat the underlying cause of a problem rather than the symptoms. If you clean up the mess once and then don’t modify the behaviours that generated the chaos in the first place, you’ll find yourself only addressing symptoms. The chaos will rapidly reappear.
- There are several paths to success. The objectives that we have established are not the only way forward. Think about what success means to you. Once you’ve done that, it doesn’t matter which goals are completed successfully and which are not, as long as you’ve achieved success.
There’s a lot of things that I get from this book, however I can’t jot down everything here. So, I suggest you to buy this book because it’s really worth-reading!
