Top Atomic Quotes

The more attractive an opportunity is, the more likely it is to become habit-forming.

I can’t be perfect, but I can avoid a second lapse.

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It’s friendship and community that embed a new identity and help behaviors last over the long run.

One of our greatest challenges in changing habits is maintaining awareness of what we are actually doing.

Many people think they lack motivation when what they really lack is clarity.

While it is not possible to transform every habit into a supernormal stimulus, we can make any habit more enticing.

It is unlikely that your actual path through life will match the exact journey you had in mind when you set out.

You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.

We often dismiss small changes because they don’t seem to matter very much in the moment.

The idea is to make it as easy as possible in the moment to do things that payoff in the long run.

I have never seen someone consistently stick to positive habits in a negative environment.

This is the secret to self-control. Make the cues of your good habits obvious and the cues of your bad habits invisible.

Life feels reactive, but it is actually predictive.

Dopamine released not only when you experience pleasure, but also when you anticipate it.

We need to make our habits attractive because it is the expectation of a rewarding experience that motivates to act in the first place.

The more energy required, the less likely it is to occur.

We do it because motion allows us to feel like we’re making progress without running the risk of failure.

It’s remarkable what you can build if you just don’t stop.

Small habits don’t add up. They compound. That’s the power of Atomic Habits. Tiny changes. Remarkable results.

It’s easy to train when you feel good, but it’s crucial to show up when you don’t feel like it – even if you do less than you hope.