Self-help · HopefulJames Clear explains habits as a cycle of cue, craving, response and reward
Atomic Habits
by James Clear
Small habits, a four-step loop and identity-based change
Avery, an imprint of the Penguin Group, published James Clear's book on October 16, 2018. It argues that willpower to overcome a harmful habit is built by gradually replacing it with a small, low-effort positive habit, summed up as getting 1% better each day. It describes habits as a cycle of cue, craving, response and reward, and frames change around identity. Techniques include habit stacking and temptation bundling, and the book also discusses designing one's environment.
More about this book
Who
James Clear, the author.
World
Habit change, from daily routines to identity.
What makes it different
Wikipedia reports nearly 20 million copies sold by February 2024, citing Forbes. It says the book was not an instant success and gained popularity in the years after publication, and that a 2023 reissue cover by George Griffiths won the 2024 Penguin Cover Design Award in adult non-fiction.
Feel
Encouraging and clear.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- Atomic HabitsWikipedia