![]() The behavioural element was the backup - the cherry on top for a top performer, or the stink bomb to move to the exit for the poor performer. ![]() In my corporate life, the focus was always on achieving some task or project goal. This is music to my ears, after years of doing pointless and soul-destroying annual objective setting at work. ‘the goal is not to read a book, it is to become a reader’. Take note dear reader: this book is about the slow process of making small sustainable changes, tweaks to your daily routine rather than a crash diet to lose a stone in ten days.įocus on who you want to become rather than what you want to achieve and then work on the process (habits) that support the new you. The book then divides these up in to the ‘four laws for making changes’: make it obvious make it attractive make it easy and make it satisfying. Clear sets out his four-step model of cue, craving, response, reward, to explain how our habits work. The book ‘grew’ out of a habit of ongoing experiments!įor any aspiring writer, this book is a framework for how to write a book, for everyone else, it’s a guide to creating a better set of habits in your life. James Clear developed the habit of writing, then regularly publishing, which eventually led to a book deal for Atomic Habits, published 2018. In setting up my business in March this year, I have had to learn all about marketing, using social media and how to grow a subscribers list (still on the ‘to do’ list). He began by writing notes on his experiments with habits and then publishing regular articles which led to an email subscribers list growing to 100,000 in two years. More on that some other time, but what piqued my interest in the introduction to Atomic Habits was James Clear’s explanation of how he came to write Atomic Habits. Instead, I became a Compliance Officer and more recently a Leadership Coach. One of my goals last year was to get really good at recording Instagram Reels and posting every day, and "Atomic Habits" gave me a tangible strategy that helped me achieve this.I know it is a cliché but growing up I wanted to be a writer. I've always loved the idea of picking up new habits - but the reality is that it's hard. I built a new habit with the 2-minute rule Plus, many of my clients love hearing the waves when I message them from the beach instead of the hollow echo of my home office. That way, time flies and I get work done in the process. I now also save voice notes I get from my coaching clients to listen and reply to while I'm on my walk. I have two picks: one on manifestation and spirituality, and one on marketing. Whenever I feel too lazy to work out or do my daily walk, I pair that exercise with listening to my favorite podcast. I hate folding laundry, so inspired by Clear's idea, I "bundled" that task with listening to my favorite YouTube playlist. I made chores and dreaded tasks more manageableĬlear teaches his readers to do something called "temptation bundling." This means marrying two opposing actions: something you dread and something you love. My eyes feel less fatigued as well, as I'm spending less time looking at a screen, especially late at night.Ĥ. when my Netflix binge would have been taking place.Īdding these extra walks to my day has been a game-changer for my lower back, which hurts a lot less than before. I incorporated two more walks into my day - one around 3 p.m. ![]() rolled around, I'd get up for an hour-long walk. and immediately felt in control versus "late to the party." The extra two hours per day allowed me to get a headstart on writing, and by the time 10 a.m. ![]() I was shocked to find out how much time I wasted on Netflix every evening - close to four hours - and how many consecutive hours I'd sit in a chair without getting up for a walk.Īfter this eye-opening audit, I began waking up at 5 a.m. When I read Clear's suggestion to "audit" my day by writing out every little thing I did for 24 hours, I found it painstaking, which is how I could tell it was going to be worth it.įirst, it made me realize that waking up at 7 a.m. I created more time and comfort in my day Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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