The Best Quotes From James Clear’s “Atomic Habits”
If you haven’t read the book, here are some quotes that might get you interested in picking it up
James Clear’s “Atomic Habits” is widely regarded as one of the best books to read on forming positive habits and breaking negative ones. To get an idea of what the book entails, here are some quotes that may pique your interest. If you have read it, enjoy looking back through what I see as the most poignant points of the book.
“To write a great book, you must first become the book.”
“But when we repeat 1 percent errors, day after day, by replicating poor decisions, duplicating tiny mistakes, and rationalizing little excuses, our small choices compound into toxic results.”
“Complaining about not achieving success despite working hard is like complaining about an ice cube not melting when you heated it from twenty-five to thirty-one degrees.”
“The score takes care of itself.”
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”
“Becoming the best version of yourself requires you to continuously edit your beliefs, and to upgrade and expand your identity.”
“For example, “Who is the type of person who could write a book?” It’s probably someone who is consistent and reliable. Now your focus shifts from writing a book (outcome-based) to being the type of person who is consistent and reliable (identity-based).”
“All behavior is driven by the desire to solve a problem.”
“You are much more than your conscious self.”
“No behavior happens in isolation.”
“Environment is the invisible hand that shapes human behavior.”
“Most people live in a world others have created for them.”
“To put it bluntly, I have never seen someone consistently stick to positive habits in a negative environment.”
“Business is a never-ending quest to deliver the same result in an easier fashion.”
“As a general rule, the more immediate pleasure you get from an action, the more strongly you should question whether it aligns with your long-term goals.”
“The road less traveled is the road of delayed gratification. If you’re willing to wait for the rewards, you’ll face less competition and often get a bigger payoff.”
“We optimize for what we measure.”
“If you are currently winning, you exploit, exploit, exploit. If you are currently losing, you continue to explore, explore, explore.”
“Boiling water will soften a potato but harden an egg. You can’t control whether you’re a potato or an egg, but you can decide to play a game where it’s better to be hard or soft.”
“People get so caught up in the fact that they have limits that they rarely exert the effort required to get close to them.”
“HABITS CREATE THE FOUNDATION FOR MASTERY.”
“Habits are necessary, but not sufficient for mastery. What you need is a combination of automatic habits and deliberate practice. Habits + Deliberate Practice = Mastery”
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