Atomic Habits
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suggests to focus on Identity over Outcome: ie "I'm the guy who…" over thinking about the result I want…Every action you take is you casting a vote for your identity.Winners and losers often have the same goals, so what is it that actually makes a difference? It's the system and process behind the goal. Achieving your goal only changes your life for a moment. We think the results need to change, but it's the process that needs to change. Habits are the fundamental unit of your systems. Your current systems are perfectly designed to provide you with your current results.
- Cue (Make it Obvious vs Invisible)
- Craving (Make it Attractive vs Unattractive) - timing is important
- Routine (Make it Easy vs Difficult)
- Reward (Make it Satisfying vs Unsatisfying) - Behaviors that are immediately rewarded get repeated. Behaviors that are immediately punished don't get repeated. That's why you need to make it enjoyable in the moment. One way is tying your identity to it. Frame your rewards.
- The first step is Awareness. Discover and record your habits throughout the day.
- The more specific the implementation, the more motivation, ie time, place, etc
The Goldilocks rule: is nothing more than Flow: balance challenge with ability, 3-4% beyond your current ability. You need victories to stay satisfied, but you need to be challenged. Apparently in this context, it's important to keep things from getting stale.
"Men desire novelty to such a degree that men who are doing well require it just as much as men who are not."
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March 18, 2016 - ATOMIC HABITS, by James Clear
Non-fiction: General/Other
Creator of the blog jamesclear.com James Clear's ATOMIC HABITS, presenting a science-based program to help readers build good habits by embracing small—atomic—changes to unleash powerful results, to Megan Newman at Avery, in a major deal, by Lisa DiMona at Writers House.
October 25, 2018 - ATOMIC HABITS
International rights: Non-fiction
James Clear's ATOMIC HABITS, to Ixchel Barrera at Planeta (Mexico), in a nice deal, by Teresa Vilarrubla at The Foreign Office, on behalf of Tom Dussel at Avery.
Book Structure Notes
The 4th Law: Make it Satisfying
Cardinal Rule
Starts with Karachi and chewy gum story (with only a paragraph of signal), then a nice takeaway and transition, then it becomes all signal.
- My current takeaway: outline with signal and backend in the stories once you now what you're aiming for