31 January, 2024

A Visual Book Summary of Atomic Habits by James Clear

https://www.thunknotes.com/blog/a-visual-book-summary-of-atomic-habits-by-james-clear

Winners and losers have the same goals

What we really need is something that makes success inevitable.

Imagine two people trying to start a weekly newsletter. 

Person A writes down their goal, but they’re overwhelmed and don’t know where to start, so they don’t take action towards achieving it. Person B focuses on the steps to achieve their goal. They create a system:

  • Write every morning at 8 AM for 30 minutes
  • Edit on Thursdays at 6 PM
  • Schedule the email to go out on Monday at 10 AM.

Which person is more likely to start a newsletter?

We don't need better goals. We need better systems.