atomic habits by james clear summed up

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There are 4 components when it comes to forming an habit

- Cue: you see something that reminds u of habit
- Craving: habit is good therefore u crave it
- Response: u respond to craving by doing it
- Reward: ur rewarded with whatever ur rewarded

How to form good habits

Cue
- Design your environment. Make the cues to your desired behavior obvious.
Craving
- Join a culture where your desired behavior is the norm.
- Pair whatever you feel you need to do with something you want.
Response
- Decrease the number of steps between you and your habits.
Reward
- Reward yourself after partaking in your desired behavior
- Never miss twice

How to destroy bad habits

Cue
- Make the cues to your bad habit invisible
Craving
- Pair whatever you feel you shouldnt do with something you dont want to do
- Join a culture where your bad habit is shameful
Response
- Increase the number of steps between you and your bad habits
Reward
- Punish yourself. Thomas Frank, an entrepreneur in Boulder, Colorado, wakes up at 5:55 each morning. And if he doesn’t, he has a tweet automatically scheduled that says, “It’s 6:10 and I’m not up because I’m lazy! Reply to this for $5 via PayPal (limit 5), assuming my alarm didn’t malfunction.

 

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I read that book last year, worth reading tbh

 

[apocalypse]

I read this then forgot everything without applying it