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by James Clear, 2018
Who uses, recommends or left Atomic Habits, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.
6 people
I was doubtful, but everyone kept telling me it’s awesome, so I reluctantly read it. Holy crap! It’s GREAT! Feels like the definitive masterpiece on the subject of how to make good habits and break bad ones. Very focused on helping you take action. Very relatable and inspiring.
Rated 9/10 on his public book-notes list.
2018-12-29·sive.rs ↗
Atomic Habits, Tools For Titans, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
The draft reading list for his Network School, in the “Self-Improvement” section.
2025-02-02·balajis.com ↗
Break down big goals into small, manageable habits. Focus on processes, not outcomes. Create obvious cues and routines for habits to make them easy to start.
A post distilling his favorite takeaways from about 40 soft-skills books for developers and eng leaders.
2023-10-08·addyosmani.com ↗
Author: James Clear Summary: A book on taking the mechanics of habit formation and putting them to maximal use in your day-to-day life.
Luca's Recommended Reading page (amzn.to links); date is the page's published date
2021-06-03·lucalampariello.com ↗
Want to build better habits? Want to get rid of bad ones you have? Wish you understood why you have some good habits that have stuck? This book is super actionable to answer those questions. The tactics and reasons it uses really work as I used some before reading, and now that I'm intentional about it, I've broken some bad habits and made great new ones.
His continuously-updated books page (first published 2012-12-16, last updated 2020-10-28), where every book he reads gets a 1-10 rating and a "Why Read it" note. Book links carry his Amazon affiliate tag.
2020-10-28·jasonevanish.com ↗
I don’t know… Neither this nor another popular book about habits (How Habits Work by Charles Duhigg) were particularly interesting to me. There’s just isn’t that much mechanics involved in habit formation, and, if I may, it’s pretty obvious when you try to be mindful. The key insight for me is that mindfulness and self-reflection are the root tools that help in many fields, while books abo…
On his public bookshelf, with his comment.
2026-08-16·rakhim.org ↗
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