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Systems Over Goals
The purpose of setting goals is to establish direction, but the purpose of building systems is to continue making progress. "Ultimately, it is your commitment to the process that will determine your progress."
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Importance Of Goals
"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems." This emphasizes that the effectiveness of your systems is the limiting factor in achieving your desired outcomes. The goal in sports is to have the best score, but the focus should be on daily improvement. "The score takes care of itself."
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Importance Of Identity
True behavior change is linked to identity change. It's not just about wanting a certain outcome but about becoming the type of person who embodies that outcome. "True behavior change is identity change."
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Understand Yourselves
Most people focus on outcomes ("I want to be skinny") and processes (dieting) without considering the underlying beliefs that drive their actions. "They never shift the way they look at themselves, and they don’t realize that their old identity can sabotage their new plans for change."
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Change Is Inevitable
Pride in a particular aspect of identity motivates the maintenance of associated habits. "The more pride you have in a particular aspect of your identity, the more motivated you will be to maintain the habits associated with it." Improvements are temporary until they become part of who you are. "Improvements are only temporary until they become part of who you are."
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The Four Laws of Behavior Change
The excerpts introduce the framework of the Four Laws of Behavior Change, which serve as a guide for building good habits and breaking bad ones:
Make it obvious.
Make it attractive.
Make it easy.
Make it satisfying.
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The excerpts from "Atomic Habits" provide a compelling framework for understanding and changing behavior. The emphasis on small, sustainable changes, the power of systems, the importance of identity alignment
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