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Book Schmooze
Atomic Habits by James Clear
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Anna & Alexej
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In this episode we discuss the widely popular self-improvement classic "Atomic habits" by James Clear. Enjoy and do check out James Clear's weekly newsletter: https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1
Intro and James Clear's story
Habits - the groundworks
Habits and identity
Goals vs progress
1st law - make it obvious
Willpower - a muscular issue?
2nd law - make it attractive
An easy way to stop smoking...
...or are we just brainwashing ourselves?
3rd law - make it easy
Technique: commitment devices
4th law - make it satisfying
Satisfying vs attractive
Finding your niche and maintaining motivation
WRAP UP: Relation to other books
THE QUESTION