Atomic Habits by James Clear is my most recent read. The reason why I love it so much is that it's about the little items that create a big difference. The author talks about tiny little habits that you do every single day, and how these tiny habits compound similar to profit a mutual fund. You don't really notice the difference when you're implementing them, but then one day, it happens, you reach that goal, or you win that race. Like tiny little changes in your diet, and exercise that you do consistently. Nobody notices until “WOW” one day, someone says “You look great, simply how much weight perhaps you have lost!”
The introduction of Atomic Habits is what really inspired me to continue reading. The author, during his sophomore year of senior school, was hit in the face area with a baseball bat, which crushed his skull, broke his nose and shattered his two eye sockets. He was put in to a medically induced coma. They didn't think that he'd ever play baseball again, a game that James Clear truly loved. He worked hard to finally return and ensure it is to the varsity team his senior year, even though he only played a number of games. Clear continued to college and was selected as the most effective male athlete at Denison University and named wo the ESPN Academic All American Team. He attributes his incredible achievements to his concentrate on creating good habits.
The author explains that among the secrets to creating successful habits is to create them irresistible. He explained that as humans when we experience pleasure, or when you anticipate pleasure you receive a release of dopamine. One of the ways to have pleasure with a practice is always to intertwine the habit with something you love to do. Like; maybe enjoy watching “The Wheel of Fortune” or any television show for that matter, and you want to get in shape. You can set your exercise bike facing the tv screen and ensure it is a practice you will only watch television if you should be riding your bike. It's a win, win situation.
When you have a bad habit, and want to try to break that habit, among the items that you are able to do is make that habit difficult to do. So, lets say you've a practice of going to Kwik Trip each night for supper, and you want to start eating better. One of the things you might do is change your route. Whenever you leave work, take a different route home that doesn't go past Kwik Trip. Seems simple right? Think of how you may make a practice difficult to do. Most of us want the trail of least resistance, so if you may make it difficult to accomplish, you'll have better possibility of breaking that habit.
If you're looking to create a much better habit system, here is the book for you. You'll learn the fundamentals of how small habits when done consistently will make a big difference. Together with it you'll learn what to do to create those habits easy to complete by putting them on a path to least resistance. You'll learn what “the valley of disappointment” is, and how so lots of people get discouraged. The book gives you recommendations on what you are able to do to break a bad habit too. The ultimate chapter discusses the Cardinal rule of Behavior Change. What is immediately rewarded is repeated. If you're able to reward yourself for the effort, there exists a better chance you'll keep doing it. A simple read, a 5 star review, this book is for folks that want to learn to make a big difference within their lives simply by executing tiny changes consistently.
