Marginal Gains

I am writing a review on the book Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones.

The Book in 3 Sentences

1. Real change comes from the compound effects of hundreds of small decisions or habits that accumulate to produce remarkable results.
2. To achieve the goals we need first to build systems made of single processes and habits that will take us to our goals.
3. Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement - it’s the good and bad things that we do each and every day that compound over time to create real change.

?Impressions

This book helped me understand the difference between systems and goals and why the former is more important. By making small habits a part of our identity we can over time get to our goals no matter how big or small they are.

?My Top 3 Quotes

Success is the product of daily habits—not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.

Time magnifies the margin between success and failure. It will multiply whatever you feed it. Good habits make time your ally. Bad habits make time your enemy.

Goals are about the results you want to achieve. Systems are about the processes that lead to those results.

This image summarizes the entire book

This image is what made me write about this topic

Most people love to talk about success (and life in general) as an event. We talk about losing 50 pounds or building a successful business or winning the Tour de France as if they are events. But the truth is that most of the significant things in life aren't stand-alone events, but rather the sum of all the moments when we chose to do things 1 percent better or 1 percent worse. Aggregating these marginal gains makes a difference

.There is power in small improvements and slow gains. This is why?average speed yields above average results. This is why?the system is greater than the goal. This is why?mastering your habits?is more important than achieving a certain outcome.

Where are the 1 percent improvements in your life?