Use These 11 Insights To Upgrade Your Daily Routine

This piece is made possible by the brilliant work of James Clear. He’s a writer and expert focused on habits and decision-making, and the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Atomic Habits. Don’t let its mass popularity fool you — this is a razor-sharp insightful read and a true page-turner. Below are my top 11 takeaways from this incredible book.

First, what’s a habit?

Habits are automatic behaviors that solve problems — always ready to engage when cues present themselves.

Habits can be tools or obstacles. A habit either solves your problem or it stands in the way of who you want to become.

1. Goals aren’t important.

Everybody wants to make money, get in shape, and create strong relationships.

As both successful and unsuccessful people share exact the same goals, they can’t be the main drivers of success. That’s because just having a goal is too easy. Goals are just the results you want. Systems are the processes leading to those results.