Atomic Habits

The Power of #Atomic #Habits

In life, discipline is crucial, and it begins at the smallest atomic level.

ANU-SHASAN (Anu = atom and Shashan = rule) is the Devnagari script term for controlling oneself at the smallest possible level, which ultimately causes a change in the larger universe.

I just read a book that is founded on these ideas, and I was struck by how profound the lessons were. James Clear is the author of the book, which is titled "#AtomicHabits." ?The name itself signifies clarity and the book also makes things very perspicuous and clear from the beginning.

I often highlight powerful lines that I can later refer to while reading and consider sharing here to make them eternal in both space and time.

Providing?some?potent?quotes?from?the?first?several?pages?that?I?have?read from this beautiful book…

• Changes that seem small and unimportant at first will compound into remarkable results if you are willing to stick them for years
• If you can get #1percent better each day for one year, you will end up thirty-seven times better by the time you are done. Conversely, if you get #1percent worse each day for one year, you will decline nearly down to zero. Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement.
• Making a choice that is 1 percent better or 1 percent worse seems insignificant in the moment, but over the span of moments that make up a lifetime, these choices determine the difference who you are and who you could be.
• If you are a #millionaire but you spend more than what you earn every month, then you are on a bad trajectory.
• Time magnifies the margin between success and failure. It will multiply whatever you feed it. Good habits make time your ally and bad habits make time your enemy.
• Bamboo can barely be seen for the first five years as it builds extensive root systems under ground before exploding ninety feet into the air within six weeks
• In order to make a meaningful difference, habits need to persist long enough to break through the plateau of latent potential. If you find yourself struggling to build a good habit or break a bad habit, it is not because of you have lost your ability to improve. It is often because you have not crossed the plateau of latent potential.
• #Goals are good for setting a direction but systems are best for making progress. If you want better results, then forget about setting goals but focus on your systems instead.
• The Goal had always been there. It was only when they implemented a system of continuous improvements that they achieved a different outcome. What we really need to change are the systems that cause those results.
• At first, these tiny routines seem insignificant, but soon they can build on each other and fuel bigger wins that multiply to a degree that far outweighs the cost of their initial investment.