

The greatest threat to success is not failure but boredom.The difference is that they still find a way to show up despite the feeling of boredom. Really successful people feel the same lack of motivation as everyone else.The optimal level of arousal as the midpoint between boredom and anxiety.Humans experience peak motivation when working on tasks that are right on the edge of their current abilities.Until you work as hard as those you admire, don’t explain their success as luck.You can often win by being the best in a very narrow category.The more you master a specific skill, the harder is becomes to compete with you.Choose a habit that best suits you, the one that is most popular.(Don’t) focus on working long hours instead of getting meaningful work done.It’s crucial to show up even if you don’t like it, even if you do less than you hope.The problem is thinking that if you can’t do something perfectly, then you shouldn’t do it at all.
#ATOMIC HABITS QUOTES MANUAL#

Habits you perform are really an attempt to address your fundamental underlying motives.Your habits are modern day solutions to ancient desires.Surround yourself with people who have the habits you want to have yourself.Make the cues of your good habit obvious and the cues of your bad habits invisible.If you can’t seem to have any work done, leaver your phone in another room for a few hours.Go to a new place – a corner of your room you seldom use and create a new routine there.Her couch is the place where she reads for an hour each night.Your habits change depending on the room you are in and the cues in front of you.

When I buy a new item, I will give something away (minimalism).The focus should always be on becoming that type of person, not getting a particular outcome.You have a new goal and a new plan but you haven’t changed who you are.If you continue to priorities comfort over accomplishment, you’ll be drawn to relaxing rather than training.It is your commitment to the process that will determine your progress.A number of problems arise if you spend too much time thinking about your goals and not enough time designing your system.Success is a product of daily habits – not once in a lifetime transformations.73 Best Lines & Quotes from Atomic Habits by James Clear I may no longer find the time to read the books again but I will definitely reread these highlighted lines to guide me.Ĭlick here to get a copy of the book. These are my highlights – the lines I will live by.

These are my favorite lines from the self-development books that I have read.
