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Atomic Habits

6 memorable lines from Atomic Habits by James Clear, each with the idea behind it.

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Lines labelled “HourLife takeaway” are our wording of the book’s ideas and may paraphrase it. Only lines in quotation marks are the author’s own words, with where they appear. Check the book for exact wording before you quote it. Spot an error?

You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.

Atomic Habits James Clear HourLife takeaway

Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.

Atomic Habits James Clear HourLife takeaway

The most effective form of learning is practice, not planning.

Atomic Habits James Clear HourLife takeaway

You don’t have to be the victim of your environment. You can also be the architect of it.

Atomic Habits James Clear HourLife takeaway

The first mistake is never the one that ruins you. It is the spiral of repeated mistakes that follows.

Atomic Habits James Clear HourLife takeaway

Missing once is an accident. Missing twice is the start of a new habit.

Atomic Habits James Clear HourLife takeaway

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