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The Power of Atomic Habits
The book introduces the concept of "atomic habits," which are defined as "tiny changes, a marginal gain, a 1 percent improvement." These small habits are part of a larger system and act as the "building blocks of remarkable results."
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Compounding Effect
The author illustrates the compounding effect of small improvements with a mathematical example: "1% better every day for one year. 1.01^365 = 37.78," showing that consistent small improvements lead to significantly better outcomes over time. Conversely, a "1% worse every day for one year. 0.99^365 = 0.03."
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Idea Of Success
Success is attributed to "daily habits—not once-in-a-lifetime transformations." The focus should be on the current trajectory created by one's habits rather than current results. "You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results."
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When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that last blow that did it—but all that had gone before.
JAMES CLEAR
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Long Haul Effect
"Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement." This analogy highlights how the effects of habits multiply over time, making the value of good habits and the cost of bad ones strikingly apparent in the long run.
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The central theme revolves around the idea that significant improvements come from small, incremental changes in habits over time. The excerpts emphasize the power of compounding small habits
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