Is James Clear’s Book ‘Atomic Habits’ Another Quasi Self Help Manual Or Is It Truly Groundbreaking?

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By now, unless you’ve been completely out of the loop, you’ve heard of James Clear’s Atomic Habits.

If the overwhelming 50,000 plus reviews on Amazon is any indication, the book is wildly popular and quoted by many bloggers. James Clear explains why starting off with tiny habits is preferable and more notable than quitting bad habits or doing the cold turkey methods.

Here are a few quotes from the book that are worthy for that refrigerator magnet:

“Behind every system of actions are a system of beliefs”

“Improvements are only temporary until they become a part of who you are.”

“No behavior happens in isolation. Each action becomes a cue that triggers the next behavior.”

“Our behavior is not defined by the objects in the environment but by our relationship to them.”

Clear’s book is very hard to put down, because as you’re reading, he is providing real-life examples about real life people who have adopted tinier habits that led to big ones including his own personal story.

Along with anecdotes, he provides easy to read graphs and steps to adopt new habits. That is what makes his book so refreshing. Many…