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Atomic habits

By LukePublished 2 years ago 2 min read

Atomic Habits is the best book I have ever read. It delves into the profound influence of our habits on shaping our lives. In this essay, I will summarize the core concepts of the book. Pay close attention – this essay could potentially change your life. Throughout my life, I've aspired to be productive. However, a significant obstacle was my excessive time spent scrolling through social media for hours on end. Every night, a sense of guilt overcame me as I realized I had wasted valuable time that I would never recover. Each night, I convinced myself that the next day would be the one where I start exercising and learning new skills. Unfortunately, the same pattern persisted. Determined to break this cycle, I turned to books on productivity, leading me to discover 'Atomic Habits.' The book outlines four rules for shaping every habit: **The 1st Law: Make It Obvious** - 1.1: Fill out the Habits Scorecard. Write down your current habits to become aware of them. - 1.2: Use implementation intentions: “I will [BEHAVIOR] at [TIME] in [LOCATION].” - 1.3: Use habit stacking: “After [CURRENT HABIT], I will [NEW HABIT].” - 1.4: Design your environment. Make the cues of good habits obvious and visible. **The 2nd Law: Make It Attractive** - 2.1: Use temptation bundling. Pair an action you want to do with an action you need to do. - 2.2: Join a culture where your desired behavior is the normal behavior. - 2.3: Create a motivation ritual. Do something you enjoy immediately before a difficult habit. **The 3rd Law: Make It Easy** - 3.1: Reduce friction. Decrease the number of steps between you and your good habits. - 3.2: Prime the environment. Prepare your environment to make future actions easier. - 3.3: Master the decisive moment. Optimize the small choices that deliver outsized impact. - 3.4: Use the Two-Minute Rule. Downscale your habits until they can be done in two minutes or less. - 3.5: Automate your habits. Invest in technology and one-time purchases that lock in future behavior. **The 4th Law: Make It Satisfying** - By giving yourself rewards at present time. *HABIT Inversion of the 1st Law: Make It Invisible* - 1.5: Reduce exposure. Remove the cues of your bad habits from your environment. *Inversion of the 2nd Law: Make It Unattractive* - 2.4: Reframe your mindset. Highlight the benefits of avoiding your bad habits. *Inversion of the 3rd Law: Make It Difficult* - 3.6: Increase friction. Increase the number of steps between you and your bad habits. - 3.7: Use a commitment device. Restrict your future choices to the ones that benefit you. *Inversion of the 4th Law: Make It Unsatisfying* - By remembering the delayed punishments, like scrolling through social media, which may result in instant gratification but has delayed results that are detrimental to your health and life. I hope this essay helps you in your own productive journey, just as it has in mine. Let's start today together. I have recently completed reading it and am eager to implement all that has been said into my journey. Will you start with me?

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