Atomic Habits notes

Reading this book reminds me the power of now. Say for the author's introduction chapter, the incident seems very unlucky, but the important is not the life situation, but the response/react to the life situation. Also the author James Clear mentioned should focus on system instead of goal. a. Winners and losers have the same goals. b. Achieving a goal is only a momentary change. c. Goals restric your happiness. When you fall in love with the process rather than the product, you don't have to wait to give yourself permission to be happy. You can be satified anytime your system is running. And a system can be successful in many different forms not just the one you first envision. 1. I hope you'll forgive me if this sounds boastful. 2. Habits are mental shortcuts learned from experience. Theultimate purpose of habits is to solve the problems of life with as little energy and effort as possible. 3. How to create a good habit: The 1st law (Cue) -> Make it obvious The 2nd law (Craving) -> Make it attractive The 3rd law (Response) -> Make it easy The 4th law (Reward) -> Make it satisfying How to break a bad habit: Inversion of the 1st law (Cure) -> Make it invisible Inversion of the 2nd law (Craving) -> Make it unatrractive Inversion of the 3rd law (Response) -> Make it difficult Inversion of the 4th law (Reward) -> Make it unsatisfying 4. Make it attractive a. After I pull out my phone, I will do ten burpees (need). b. After I do ten burpees, I will check Facebook (want). 5. Humans are herd animals. We want to fit in, to bond with others, and to earn the respect and approval of our peers. Such inclinations are essential to our survival. For most of our evolutionary history, our ancestors lived in tribes. Becoming separated from the tribe - or worse, being cast out - was a death sentence. "The lone wolf dies, but the pack survives.".