Most of Our Results in Life Are a Lacking Measure of Our Habits with James Clear

James Clear

James Clear is an author and speaker who stresses the importance of habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Entrepreneur, TIME, and CBS’ The Morning Show. His website receives millions of visitors each month and hundreds of thousands subscribe to his popular email newsletter at JamesClear.com. James is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies and his work is used by teams in the NFL, NBA, and the MLB. Through his online course The Habits Academy, Clear has taught more than 10,000 leaders, managers, coaches, and teachers. The Habits Academy is the premier training platform for individuals and organizations that are interested in building better habits in life and work.

Today, we’re going to talk about a significant part of our life is structured and shaped by our habits and how that impacts us. We are also going to talk about how tiny habits are the fundamental unit of a much larger system. Most importantly, we’re going to talk about why men are so extreme with their habits. Most of us go out too hard when starting a new habit that we beat ourselves up if we can’t continue it. James specifically explains why tiny habits are much more sustainable and lead to large results.

What You’ll Learn: 

[6:00]

James talks about why he wrote his book Atomic Habits.

[8:47]

James talks about how he came up with the title for Atomic Habits.

[11:12]

James tells us why men are so extreme when it comes to building habits.

[15:32]

James advises men who are on the verge of giving up on their habits.

[19:10]

James talks about how his “atomic habits” have served him in his relationships.

[28:23]

James talks about how environmental design cues us to a habit that we’re trying to create.

[35:17]

James talks about who he surrounds himself with.

[39:08]

James talks about how he struggles with habits as well.

[45:18]

James talks about giving himself grace toward his habits once he starts a family.

[48:56]

James talks about life lessons he learned from his dad that he plans on sharing with his children.

[51:46]

James talks about the greatest lesson he learned from his dad about marriage.

[54:21]

James talks about his newsletter and his other resources.