James Clear

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Writer on habits and decision-making; author of Atomic Habits and the 3-2-1 newsletter, and publisher of long-running book recommendation lists.

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What James Clear says most about

behavioural science 8

Behavior is governed by the surroundings, so a good habit only holds when it is the path of least resistance in the rooms a person occupies.
A habit is best understood as a recurring solution to a recurring problem in a person's environment.

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mental models 6

Of the thousands of mental models, the ones worth having are those that apply broadly to life.
A few dozen mental models are enough to get a firm grasp of how the world works.

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ambition 5

Small changes only compound when they are oriented toward a larger outcome; otherwise they evaporate rather than accumulate.
The reliable method is to run many small experiments, commit fully to whatever works, and keep at it until it stops working.

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motivation 5

Habits stick because every repetition casts a vote for an identity, not because of the outcome any single repetition produces.
The cost of a good habit falls in the present and the cost of a bad habit falls in the future, which is what separates the two.

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