Atomic Habits by James Clear

This breakthrough book from James Clear is the most comprehensive guide on how to change your habits and get 1% better every day. I’ve read a lot of books on changing behaviour and building habits and James Clear’s Atomic Habits is my new favourite. This book is different from others in the way it covers an enormous amount of ground in the larger area of self-improvement while seamlessly tying all these ideas back into the central theme of habits.

One of the core concepts in Atomic Habits is to focus on the small improvement. The impact a 1% improvement per day can make may appear negligible at first, but Clear makes a compelling argument that in the case of habits, thinking small produces the biggest results over time. “Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement”.

I never find lack of motivation while reading because of the well-organized and simple way of writing with a lot of real- life examples. More Interesting thing in the book was its “Four laws for behavioural change” which is so simple and easy to apply and also a powerful tool to create good, sustainable habits and eliminate bad habits. Useful summary compresses many of the key ideas and insights from the book into a handy reference guide for how to build a good habit or break a bad one. 

James Clear has spent years honing the art and studying the science of habits. This engaging, hands-on book is the guide you need to break bad routines and make good ones.  Atomic Habits taught me about the importance of small habits, consistency, time keeping, self-discipline, good planning and preparation.

Another difference between Atomic Habits and other books in this genre is that while it’s based on science it doesn’t bog you down with unnecessary details of the research. Clear’s book is intensely practical, giving you a huge toolkit of organized and named strategies you can apply immediately to create and strengthen positive habits and stop the negative ones.

The book is conversational, and includes many interesting stories, making it easy to read – and hard to put down. It’s possible this might become your most highlighted personal improvement book because every page is so chocked full of memorable and quotable gems of advice.