What could we accomplish if we understood more about why we do the things we do? This book is bursting with interesting science that you can recognize within your own daily behavior.
Here are just a few of the spot on nuggets:
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”
“Too often we convince ourselves that massive success requires massive action.”
“Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits.”
“Becoming the best version of yourself requires you to continuously edit your beliefs and upgrade and expand your
“Do not focus on outcomes. Focus on the type of person you wish to become.”
Some of the lessons in the book:
James Clear teaches us how we can make small shifts in our day and our environment to work with our brain to develop the changes we desire. He has a framework taught in the book about the actions to take for developing new habits or removing habits you don’t wish to have any longer.
He teaches us about our drive for social conformity and how that plays a large role in our behaviors. The book has great stories and examples such as the heroin addiction problem in our military during the Vietnam war and how the quick recovery was for most once they came back home. An indication of how much the environment drives our behaviors. The good news is we can change our environment!
He also brings us encouraging stories such as the man who became someone who goes to the gym every day just by starting with simply showing up for a few minutes and going home. He would drive to the gym and only stay for a few minutes. Some would say “What good does that do?” It accomplished exactly what he needed. He needed to learn how to be someone who showed up every day. From there he could build.
“You can’t improve on a habit you don’t have yet.”
I was blessed to co-lead a group of women in a yoga + journaling workshop this past weekend and we used the teaching of this book as our focus for our journal prompts.
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