The Surprising Power of Atomic Habits
This strategy was referred to by British Cycling Coach Dave Brailsford as searching for a tiny margin of improvement in everything you do.
What is "the aggregation of marginal gains"?
"The whole principle came from the idea that if you broke down everything you could think of that goes into riding a bike, and then improve it by 1 percent, you will get a significant increase when you put them all together."
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These are the compound interest of self-improvement.
What are "habits"?
The same way that money multiplies through compound interest, the effects of your habits multiply as you repeat them. They seem to make little difference on any given day and yet the impact they deliver over the months and years can be enormous. It is only when looking back two, five, or perhaps ten years later that the value of good habits and the cost of bad ones becomes strikingly apparent.
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In order to make a meaningful difference, habits need to persist long enough to break through this.
What is "The Plateau of Latent Potential"?
If you find yourself struggling to build a good habit or break a bad one, it is not because you have lost your ability to improve. It is often because you have not yet crossed the Plateau of Latent Potential. Com‑ plaining about not achieving success despite working hard is like complaining about an ice cube not melting when you heated it from twenty-five to thirty-one degrees. Your work was not wasted; it is just being stored. All the action happens at thirty two-degrees.
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The author states, "Eventually, I began to realize that my results had very little to do with the goals I set and nearly everything to do with the BLANK I followed."
What are "systems"?
Goals are about the results you want to achieve. Systems are about the processes that lead to those results.
In the words of three-time Super Bowl winner Bill Walsh, “The score takes care of itself.”
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Habits are like the BLANK of our lives. Each one is a fundamental unit that contributes to your overall improvement.
What are "atoms"?
This is the meaning of the phrase atomic habits—a regular practice or routine that is not only small and easy to do, but also the source of incredible power; a component of the system of compound growth.
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