I Read It So You Don’t Have To: Atomic Habits

9 life lessons for remarkable results

This is an article in the ‘I Read It So You Don’t Have To’ — series where I share what I learned from the books I have read, so you don’t have to read them.

In this article: Atomic Habits by James Clear

Photo by Lala Azizli on Unsplash

What Atomic Habits is about

Atomic Habits will give you insights into how you can achieve remarkable results by building better habits.

You will learn to

• Focus on your systems and identity instead of outcomes and goals.
• How to make it easier to trigger behavior automatically.
• How the most successful people really don’t have more willpower than the rest of us.
• … and so much more.

It is all about making small, effective changes and practicing these consistently to reach your peak performance.

9 life lessons from Atomic Habits

#1 — Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement

Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits. That’s why small changes often appear to make no difference at all until they cross a critical…