SUMMARY

ATOMIC HABITS
IF YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE A CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE THIS BOOK OFFERS AN EASY
FRAMEWORK FOR IMPROVING OUR LIVES, EXPERTS ON HABIT FORMATION REVEAL
STRATEGIES TO CREATE GOOD HABITS AND BREAK THE BAD ONES. HAVE AN
INCREDIBLE IMPACT IN OUR LIFE AND OUR FUTURE. ACTUALLY, OUR BRAIN SYSTEM
IS ORGANIZED TO RECEIVE IMMEDIATE REACTION ACCORDING TO OUR HABITS. THUS
WE SHOULD TAKE A LOOK CLOSELY TO WHAT WE CAN DO IN ORDER TO IMPROVE ON
THIS.

SMALL HABITS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE

WHEN IT COMES TO SUCCESS, MOST PEOPLE FOCUS ON THE GOAL RATHER THAN
ON THE JOURNEY, BUT IN FACT, 1% OF IMPROVEMENT EACH DAY YOU WILL MAKE US
37 TIMES BETTER THAT WE WERE JUST ONE YEAR AGO. HOWEVER, IF WE GO THE
OPPOSITE, WE WOULD GET TO 0 IMPROVEMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE IMPACT IS NOT
SEEN IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE RESULTS CAN BE ENORMOUS, RESULTS THAT ARE
MEASURED BY OUR DAILY CHOICES, GOOD HABITS, TINY CHANGES IN OUR BEHAVIOR
SO THAT THEY BECOME GOOD HABITS THAT LEAD TO BIG RESULTS.

HOW HABITS ARE FORMED

HABITS BEGIN WITH THE CRAVING FOR A CHANGING STATE, REWARD A FEELING OF
RELIEF FOR DOING IT, SOMETHING THAT FEELS SATISFYING. FOR THIS REASON IT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW TO REPLACE THIS RESPONSES, REWARDS AND
CRAVINGS FOR BETTER ONES. SOMETIMES, IT MIGHT BE ENOUGH TO MANIPULATE
THE ENVIRONMENT, KNOWING THAT 11 MILLION SENSORY RECEPTORS, ARE READY
TO GIVE US VISUAL CUES AS GREAT MOTIVATORS.

MAKE IT ATTRACTIVE

EACH TIME WE DO SOMETHING FUN, OUR BRAIN RELEASES A HORMONE CALLED

DOPAMINE. THIS SYSTEM BECOMES STRONGER EACH DAY TO THE POINT THAT YOU
DON’T HAVE TO DO THE ACTIVITY IN ORDER FOR YOUR BRAIN TO RELEASE IT, IT
HAPPENS EVEN HOURS BEFORE DOING IT. FOR THAT REASON OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE
THE HABITS WE WANT TO MASTER LOOK MORE ATTRACTIVE, REWARDING OUR BRAIN
CORRECTLY, SUCH AS 30 MINUTES OF NETFLIX, OR MAYBE 30 MINUTES OF LISTENING
TO MUSIC RIGHT AFTER I DO WHAT I’M AIMING AT HAVING AS A NEW HABIT.
REWARD YOUR BODY WITH SOMETHING AFTER DOING SOMETHING RELEVANT. THE
KEY TO MASTER ANY HABIT STOP WORRYING WHEN IT WILL START BECOMING A NEW
HABIT.