Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

James Clear

Oct 2018 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

The #1 New York Times bestseller.
Over 25 million copies sold!
Translated into 60+ languages!

Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results

No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.

Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field.

Learn how to:

• make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy);

• overcome a lack of motivation and willpower;

• design your environment to make success easier;

• get back on track when you fall off course;

...and much more.

Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.

Ratings and reviews

Excellent motivational book. Turn to any page to read great and useful ideas and explanations, and skip around for years. Or if you are one of those people who is blessed to be able to start reading a book on page one (or before), and then read one page at a time, all in numerical order until you run out of pages, and your nose hits the back cover, then by all means-- you can even read it that way. Either way, you're going to agree that it is useful, intelligent, inspiring, helpful, understandable, encouraging, eye-opening, enlightening, and interesting on every page. He teaches tons of information and ideas, but he writes like he respects every reader, and does not talk down to us. He humbly explains, teaches, guides, and offers a hand up. Great writer, and brilliant book.

this book is really enlightening to me. it tackles little changes makes huge outcomes, what is habits, how habits are formed and how to create them or break them using the four laws. the book has footnotes that gives you fun facts and websites that gives templates for you to use. im intentionally being vague so you would read it. absolutely would recommend. why is it four rather than five well my particular physical copy has format issues, letters are sometimes missing, tables or graphs repeat to the next page but the contents of the book itself is awesome

It is a good book. I've read reviews that describe it as life changing, but I would not go that far. Many of the messages within are repeated over and over. I understand the purpose of this is to really drive a point home with the reader, but it just seems overkill in some instances. Overall, it is well written and could really help an individual start creating a better life for themselves. I found that there were some tactics in this book I already do, without knowing it. There are also some that I am looking forward to adopting. Definitely worth a read!

About the author

James Clear is a writer and speaker focused on habits, decision making, and continuous improvement. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Atomic Habits. The book has sold over 25 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 60 languages. Clear is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies and his work has been featured in places like Time magazine, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and on CBS This Morning. His popular "3-2-1" email newsletter is sent out each week to more than 3 million subscribers.