Atomic Habits
James Clear. How tiny changes compound into remarkable results.
Pillar · Mind
Better by one percent, every day.
Habits, focus, meditation and flow are how New Thought becomes daily life. Small, repeated actions are how the person you picture becomes the person you are.
Why it starts in the mind
Thought is creative, but only when it’s repeated. Habits are thoughts you’ve practiced until they run on their own.
Meditation and deep focus are the way out of the anxious, always-on state and into flow, where your best work happens.
Start this week
- Sit quietly for five minutes each morning and just notice your breathing.
- Block one hour of phone-free deep work on your most important project.
- Write one sentence each night about who you’re becoming.
- Pick one habit to stack onto something you already do.
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General information for personal growth.
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Books for this pillar
Deep Work
Cal Newport. Rules for focused success in a distracted world.
Flow
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. The psychology of optimal experience.
Wherever You Go, There You Are
Jon Kabat-Zinn. A gentle introduction to mindfulness meditation.
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