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

Favorite Quote
“Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement.” — James Clear
The Book in One Sentence
Atomic Habits is the definitive guide to breaking bad behaviors and adopting good ones in four steps, showing you how small, incremental, everyday routines compound into massive, positive change over time.
Why should you read it?
You want to be better, but you don’t know where to start. Can you think of any good habits you might want to form and any bad habits you might want to get rid of? If the answer is yes, then this book is the right one for you, as it contains quite an impressive number of both examples and steps you can take when it comes to building habits. Giving even that 1% each day is important, or at least that’s what James tells us. And it doesn’t matter if we’re talking about reducing stress, losing weight, or winning a championship – Atomic Habits is the solution that will answer all of your questions.
Key Takeaways
Every time we perform a habit, we execute a four-step pattern: cue, craving, response, reward.
If we want to form new habits, we should make them obvious, attractive, easy, and satisfying.
You can use a habit tracker as a fun way to measure your progress and make sure you don’t fall off the wagon.