#2 in Self-help
Atomic Habits
- 322
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Atomic Habits” rests on one idea and explains it clearly. Lasting change, it argues, comes less from willpower than from small habits that are easy to keep and that make a person a little better each day. Some readers value how readily the lessons go down and how sensible they seem once stated. Its tone is practical and encouraging, and it suits anyone who wants a straightforward method rather than a theory.
Worth knowing James Clear built the book from essays on his email newsletter; it was published in October 2018. Its core is four rules for building a habit (make it obvious, attractive, easy and satisfying) and their inverses for breaking one, plus the idea that each habit is a vote for the person you want to become. It is practical rather than academic, and every chapter ends with a summary, so it is easy to skim back through later.
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About the book
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones is a 2018 self-help book by writer James Clear on habit reversal. Its general assertion is that the willpower a person needs to overcome a negatively-affecting habit, such as an addiction, is most easily developed by slowly replacing it with a small and minimally exerting positive habit—"getting 1% better each day".
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 3,936 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 96% of the weight and the score stays at 8.2 — the Self-help average of 7.7 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 1.4K | 36% |
| Hardcover | 8.4 | 2.5K | 64% |
Frequently asked
How long is Atomic Habits?
It has 322 pages — longer than 73% of the ranked books in Self-help.
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