Atomic Habits

• Being motivated and curious counts for more than being smart because it leads to action. • It is desire, not intelligence, that prompts behavior.

• Being motivated and curious counts for more than being smart because it leads to action. • It is desire, not intelligence, that prompts behavior.

The process of mastery requires that you progres sively layer improvements on top of one another, each habi building upon the last until a new level of performance has beer reached and a higher range of skills has been internalized.

The only way to become excellent is to be endlessly fascinated by doing the same thing over and over. You have to fall in love with boredom.

The Goldilocks Rule states that humans experience peak motivation when working on tasks that are right on the edge of their current abilities. Not too hard. Not too easy. Just right.

One of the best ways to ensure your habits remain satisfying over the long-run is to pick behaviors that align with your personality and skills. Work hard on the things that come easy.

- One of the most satisfying feelings is the feeling of making progress. - Never miss twice. If you miss one day, try to get back on track as quickly as possible.

With our bad habits, the immediate outcome usually feels good, but the ultimate outcome feels bad. With good habits, it is the reverse: the immediate outcome is unenjoy-able, but the ultimate outcome feels good.

-We are more likely to repeat a behavior when the experience is sat-isfying. - Pleasure teaches your brain that a behavior is worth remembering and repeating.