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Atomic Habits
''Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones'' is a 2018 self-help book by James Clear, a researcher of habit formation. The book received acclaim from most critics, with a few strongly disapproving of its claims. It became highly popular among readers in the years following its publication; as of February 2024, it has sold nearly 20 million copies, and had topped the New York Times best-seller list for 164 weeks. Synopsis In ''Atomic Habits'', James Clear, a researcher of how humans form habits, gives readers advice on breaking any habit which negatively affects them—such as abstaining from an addiction. He claims that if the reader often displays negative habitual behavior, it is not caused by "you"—in that "you" specifically are inherently predisposed to perpetuating the habit, as the reader may believe—but rather by "your system": the reader's network of previously self-imposed Mental block">mental barriers which now prevent the pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Clear
James Clear (born 1986) is an American writer. He is best known for his 2018 self-help book ''Atomic Habits.'' Early life and education Raised in Hamilton, Ohio, Clear received his degree in biomechanics from Denison University in 2008, where he also served as captain (sports), captain of the baseball team. During his time at university he took part at the St. Gallen Symposium twice and won the Global Essay Competition in his second year attending. ''Atomic Habits'' Building on exchanges he had with readers of his e-mail list, in 2018 Clear published his book ''Atomic Habits'' on how to build tiny, frequent habits that have a large beneficial and cumulative effect on one's life. According to the intro of his book, he had to build such habits when rehabilitating from a severe cranial injury that he suffered when playing baseball. In his book, he also argues against formulating goals and plans as a large majority of people do not have trouble designing them, but following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
