James Clear, Atomic Habits — Strategies for Mastering Habits, Questions for Growth, and Much More
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Published 2023-01-04
James Clear, Atomic Habits — Simple Strategies for Building (and Breaking) Habits, Questions for Personal Mastery and Growth, Tactics for Writing and Launching a Mega-Bestseller, Finding Leverage, and More
James Clear (@JamesClear) is a writer and speaker focused on habits and continuous improvement. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits, which covers easy and proven ways to build good habits and break bad ones. The book has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 50 languages. On average, Atomic Habits has sold one copy every 15 seconds since it was published.
James is also the creator of the 3-2-1 Newsletter, which is one of the most popular email newsletters in the world and has more than 2 million subscribers. Each issue contains 3 short ideas from James, 2 quotes from other people, and 1 question to consider that week. You can sign up for free at JamesClear.com.
He is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies, and his work is used by players and coaches in the NFL, NBA, and MLB. In college, he was an Academic All-American baseball player, and he is an avid weightlifter.
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[00:00] Start
[01:55] Annual reviews.
[08:00] Habitual accountability.
[12:24] Systemic scaffolding.
[16:57] Capturing good ideas.
[24:09] Asana.
[27:56] Leveraging maximal results from minimal scale.
[35:11] Rolling with social platform inconsistencies.
[40:25] Don't let the algorithm dictate your identity.
[44:47] The key to building lasting habits.
[50:01] How James would promote 5-Bullet Friday.
[55:20] What might an outside observer believe are your priorities?
[56:28] Success generates opportunities — and distractions.
[58:54] How to break a bad habit.
[1:05:47] How to build a good habit.
[1:15:39] Deconstructing the writing and marketing of Atomic Habits.
[1:57:01] Developing a pre-game ritual.
[2:02:19] How habits align with the expectations of our tribes.
[2:05:04] Optimizing environment for habit adherence.
[2:10:52] Parting thoughts.
About Tim Ferriss:
Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 800 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.
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Tim and James have the same voice and sound the same ! Kept guessing through the entire podcast whether it was Tim speaking or James :)
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ive always thought these 2 sound the same
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About a year ago I Googled “Tim Ferriss and James Clear”, hoping to find an interview or podcast. No results. A year later my wish came true: listening to two of my favorite authors have a conversation. Thanks for getting together and sharing your talk 🙏🏽
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this will be one of the most popular podcasts of the year! only an hour in, but lots of gold in here!
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IF YOU WANNA BE SUCCESSFUL, YOU MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR EMOTIONS, NOT PLACE THE BLAME ON OTHERS. IN ADDITION TO MAKING YOU FEEL MORE GUILTY ABOUT YOUR FAULTS, POINTING THE FINGER AT OTHERS WILL ONLY SERVE TO INCREASE YOUR SENSE OF PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY. THERE'S ALWAYS A RISK IN EVERY INVESTMENT, YET PEOPLE STILL INVEST AND SUCCEED. YOU MUST LOOK OUTWARD IF YOU WANNA BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE...
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Can we get Tim, James Clear, Brené Brown, Carol Dweck, Mark Manson and Seth Godin to form their own MasterMind and just film their meetings and see what advice they give each other? Talk about a value bomb of a show right there. Outstanding quotes from this spectacularly useful podcast for me were: “Walk into the room where you spend most of your time during the day and ask yourself, what behaviours are obvious here? What is this space designed to encourage?” “How can I create an environment that will naturally bring about the change I’m looking for?” “Put yourself in a position to succeed.” And, boom!: “Time will magnify whatever you feed it.” I feel like if I just paid attention to those four quotes everything else would fall into place. Thank you, Tim and James, for such a generous share of your time.
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Some important notes: A habit is easier to do if attached to my identity. A habit has to become established before it can be improved. “Decide the person you want to be, and prove it to yourself with small wins.” Accumulate actions that support your desired identity.
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Atomic habits was such a eye opener for me. Happy to see him on the show :)
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James Clear's ability to retain must border the amazing, and then how his mind works off of that information/knowledge is Amazing.
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Atomic habits is a life-changing book. Thank you james thank you tim for the interview.
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This conversation, like many of your podcasts, is pure gold. Also, I love the banter that comes up whenever Tim interviews another bald guy 😂
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Really great conversation - but Tim, my friend, you've gotta improve your mic situation! Your audio could be a lot more clear and less muffled/canny. Cheers :-)
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This is an interview to be watched over and over again! Just packed, and I mean PACKED with useful information, systems, processes and other tips on productivity and habits! Deep thanks to both Tim and James for sharing all of this with us!
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yooo back to back best selling authors and brightest minds in the industry today! Tim's killing ittt. kudos to the team!
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Anyone here who hasn't read Atomic Habits just do it. It does really live up to the hype. Excellent podcast!
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I read about this book on his preface for the book "ULTRALEARNING", awesome preface. Definitely this year I will read Atomic Habits too.
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I did my 30 mins work out today,, ALLRIIGHT,,, and right after that I injure my ankle, I went into a building moving fast as usual, and didn't pay attention to a sudden drop in the next room I entered, O BOY IT WAS A FALL. So pay attention to your movements not only to your habits, This podcast took me over the edge****LOL
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Atomic Habits is such a great book! Really great to hear more from James.
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Two of my favorite authors/thinkers together. I always thought “When will Tim invite James Clear to the show”?. Here it is, and it doesn’t disappoint. Absolutely love it. Will always keep learning from them!! 🙏🏼
