James Clear, Atomic Habits — Strategies for Mastering Habits

Due to technical difficulties, video begins at 31:00 | Brought to you by AG1 all-in-one supplement https://drinkag1.com/tim James Clear, Atomic Habits — Simple Strategies for Building (and Breaking) Habits, Questions for Personal Mastery and Growth, Tactics for Writing and Launching a Mega-Bestseller, Finding Leverage, and More James Clear (@JamesClear) is a writer and speaker focused on habits and continuous improvement. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits, which covers easy and proven ways to build good habits and break bad ones. The book has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 50 languages. On average, Atomic Habits has sold one copy every 15 seconds since it was published. James is also the creator of the 3-2-1 Newsletter, which is one of the most popular email newsletters in the world and has more than 2 million subscribers. Each issue contains 3 short ideas from James, 2 quotes from other people, and 1 question to consider that week. You can sign up for free at JamesClear.com. He is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies, and his work is used by players and coaches in the NFL, NBA, and MLB. In college, he was an Academic All-American baseball player, and he is an avid weightlifter. Please enjoy! [00:00] Start [01:55] Annual reviews. [08:00] Habitual accountability. [12:24] Systemic scaffolding. [16:57] Capturing good ideas. [24:09] Asana. [27:56] Leveraging maximal results from minimal scale. [35:11] Rolling with social platform inconsistencies. [40:25] Don't let the algorithm dictate your identity. [44:47] The key to building lasting habits. [50:01] How James would promote 5-Bullet Friday. [55:20] What might an outside observer believe are your priorities? [56:28] Success generates opportunities — and distractions. [58:54] How to break a bad habit. [1:05:47] How to build a good habit. [1:15:39] Deconstructing the writing and marketing of Atomic Habits. [1:57:01] Developing a pre-game ritual. [2:02:19] How habits align with the expectations of our tribes. [2:05:04] Optimizing environment for habit adherence. [2:10:52] Parting thoughts. About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 800 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/

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Jan 5, 20232h 15mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: January 5, 2023
Duration: 2h 15m
Channel: Tim Ferriss
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Due to technical difficulties, video begins at 31:00 | Brought to you by AG1 all-in-one supplement https://drinkag1.com/tim James Clear, Atomic Habits — Simple Strategies for Building (and Breaking) Habits, Questions for Personal Mastery and Growth, Tactics for Writing and Launching a Mega-Bestseller, Finding Leverage, and More James Clear (@JamesClear) is a writer and speaker focused on habits and continuous improvement. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits, which covers easy and proven ways to build good habits and break bad ones. The book has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 50 languages. On average, Atomic Habits has sold one copy every 15 seconds since it was published. James is also the creator of the 3-2-1 Newsletter, which is one of the most popular email newsletters in the world and has more than 2 million subscribers. Each issue contains 3 short ideas from James, 2 quotes from other people, and 1 question to consider that week. You can sign up for free at JamesClear.com. He is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies, and his work is used by players and coaches in the NFL, NBA, and MLB. In college, he was an Academic All-American baseball player, and he is an avid weightlifter. Please enjoy! [00:00] Start [01:55] Annual reviews. [08:00] Habitual accountability. [12:24] Systemic scaffolding. [16:57] Capturing good ideas. [24:09] Asana. [27:56] Leveraging maximal results from minimal scale. [35:11] Rolling with social platform inconsistencies. [40:25] Don't let the algorithm dictate your identity. [44:47] The key to building lasting habits. [50:01] How James would promote 5-Bullet Friday. [55:20] What might an outside observer believe are your priorities? [56:28] Success generates opportunities — and distractions. [58:54] How to break a bad habit. [1:05:47] How to build a good habit. [1:15:39] Deconstructing the writing and marketing of Atomic Habits. [1:57:01] Developing a pre-game ritual. [2:02:19] How habits align with the expectations of our tribes. [2:05:04] Optimizing environment for habit adherence. [2:10:52] Parting thoughts. About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 800 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/

SPEAKERS

Tim Ferriss
host
Entrepreneur, author, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show.
James Clear
guest
Author of Atomic Habits and writer of the 3-2-1 newsletter on habits and behavior change.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Tim Ferriss, featuring Tim Ferriss and James Clear, James Clear, Atomic Habits — Strategies for Mastering Habits explores design systems, identity, and environment to make habits inevitable daily James Clear explains how he conducts annual reviews using adaptable questions and existing measurement (calendar, workout logs, weekly business metrics) to increase self-awareness and course-correct.

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