Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
by James Clear
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Author explains the four stages of habit formation in TEDx style
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Author James Clear gives a quick explanation of the four stages of habit formation (noticing, wanting, doing and liking) and offers tips for integrating all four into our lives. In order to “notice” what is holding us back, for example, he suggests writing a “failure premortem.” That is, we imagine that it’s six months from now and we have failed at our goals; we write the premortem, or the story of what caused us to fail. This will help us notice potential obstacles in advance.
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