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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

by James Clear • 2018

BeginnerShort to Medium
4.6
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Why We Recommend It

Though not strictly a business book, its insights on habit formation and continuous improvement are widely applied in business contexts. Its success and influence are well documented.

Key Ideas

  • Make habits obvious, attractive, easy, and satisfying

  • Focus on identity-based habits (who you become)

  • Use habit stacking and environment design

  • Master the 1% improvements

  • Break bad habits by making them unattractive or hard

Who Should Read This

Individuals, teams, leaders
Anyone working on behavioral change

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Book Details

Difficulty

Beginner

Length

Short to Medium

Rating

4.6

Topics

productivitypersonal growthbehavior change

Publication

2018

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