the author of this books name is
James Clear
what are the four steps to buliding a habit?
1 cue 2 craving 3 response 4 reward
putting this all together you can see that _____ are the path to changing your identity
habits
are goals bad?
no
Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress.
an extremely small amount of a thing; the single irreducible unit of a larger system
atomic
Name two things the British Cycling did to improve in their sport
They redesigned the bike seats
rubbed alcohol on the tires for a better grip
They asked riders to wear electrically heated overshorts to maintain ideal muscle temperature
outdoor riders switch to indoor racing suits, which proved to be lighter and more aerodynamic
massage gels to see which one led to the fastest muscle recovery
they hired a surgeon to teach each rider the best way to wash their hands
They even painted the inside of the team truck white
what triggers your brain to initiate a behavior. the bit of information the predicts the reward
cue
what is the Plateau of Latent Potential
goals are about the ______ you want to recive,systems are about the processes that lead to those _______
what word is missing
results
A routine or practice preformed regularly; an automatic response to a specific situation
Habit
What was the ice cube analogy
Imagine that you have an ice cube sitting on the table in front of you. The room is cold and you can see your breath. It is currently twenty-five degrees. Ever so slowly, the room begins to heat up. Twenty-six degrees. Twenty-seven. Twenty-eight. The ice cube is still sitting on the table in front of you. Twenty-nine degrees. Thirty. Thirty-one. Still, nothing has happened. Then, thirty-two degrees. The ice begins to melt. A one-degree shift, seemingly no different from the temperature increases before it, has unlocked a huge change.
what is the danger of habits
it is difficult to form new ones
and it is hard to break old ones
every action is a ____ for the type of person you wish to become
Vote
what is something the same about the winners and the losers
they both had the same goals
replace (something) with something else, especially something of the same kind that is newer or better; substitute one thing for (another).
change
What weapon does the author compare habits to?
A double edged sword
what is the purpose of habits
The ultimate purpose of habits is to solve the problems of life with as little energy and effort as possible.
which layer of behavior change should we start with
identity
You do not rise to the level of your ____. You fall to the level of your ______.
what two words are missing
1 goals
2 systems
a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized framework or method.
system
how was the author injured in his senior year
hit in the face by a baceball bat
what are the 4 laws when it comes to creating habits
1 make it obvious
2 make it atractive
3 make it easy
4 make it satisfying
what are the three layers of behavior change
Outcomes
processes
identity
what does the author want us to do instead of setting goals?
focus on the systems
the word ------- was originally derived from the Latin words essentitas, which means being, and identidem, which means repeatedly. Your ------- is literally your “repeated beingness.”
Identity