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My favourite book and why I recommend it?

Atomic Habits: An easy and proven way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones.
Writer: James Clear

Preview: (what we are Gonna learn)


1) Small habits make a big difference
We put pressure on ourselves to make some earth-shattering improvement that everyone
will talk about.
Improving 1% is not particularly notable but can be more meaningful
Infact, improving 1% everyday for one year will end up 37 times better by the time you are
done.
We make a few changes, but the result never seem to come quickly and we back off.
Imagine you are flying from LAX ajusts the

2) Forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.


Winner and lose have the same goals.
Acheiveing a goal is only a monetary change
Example cleaning a house.

3) Building Identity Based Habits


(Smoker, “No thanks I am trying to quit it”
Instead “No thanks, I am not a smoker”)

Focus a person you want to be.


Prove it to yourself with small wins.

The goal is not to read a book, the goal is to become a reader


The goal is not to run a marathon, the goal is to become a runner
The goal is not to learn an instrument, the goal is to become a musician.
Preview of the topic:
Contents of the book:
How to create a good habit?
Cue (1st Law): make it obvious
Craving (2nd Law): make it Attractive
Response (3rd Law): make it easy
Reward (4th Law): Make it satisfying

How to break a bad habit?


Make it invisible
Make it unattractive
Make it difficult
Make it unsatisfying

Lesson 1: Small habits make a big difference


Lesson 2: Forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.
Lesson 3: Build identity-based habits
(Example: Smoking, “Wants to quit”)

How to create

Conclusion:

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