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10% Happier with Dan Harris
This book was highlighted as a huge bestseller that stood out among others on the subject of habits. The author proposed that the best way to change habits is to start very small, at an atomic level, and then build upon those small changes to achieve powerful results over time.
It's called Atomic Habits and it's written by a guy named James Clear who's got a rather varied resume.
— Episode: Atomic Habits, James Clear
Episode: Atomic Habits, James Clear
This book was highlighted as a huge bestseller that stood out among others on the subject of habits. The author proposed that the best way to change habits is to start very small, at an atomic level, and then build upon those small changes to achieve powerful results over time.
It's called Atomic Habits and it's written by a guy named James Clear who's got a rather varied resume.
The term Atomic Habits has to do in part with his belief which is based in science. He says that the best way to change your habits is to start really, really, really small and easy at the atomic level and then to layer up from there in ways that can be super powerful.
The first meaning of the word atomic is what you might guess, tiny or small like an atom. And that's kind of a big part of my philosophy. Habits should be small and easy to do.
The second meaning of the word atomic is the fundamental unit in a larger system. . . And you put them all together and you end up with the system of your daily routine.
And then the third and final meaning is the source of immense energy or power. And I think that if you combine all three of those meanings, you sort of understand the narrative arc of the book, which is you make changes that are small and easy to do. You layer them on top of each other, like units in a larger system. And if you do that, then you can end up with some really powerful remarkable results in a long way.