How to Break a Bad HabitHow To Break A Bad HabitInversion of the 1st Law: Make It Invisible 1.5: Reduce exposure.Remove the cues of your bad habits from your environment.Inversion of the 2nd Law: Make It Unattractive 2.4: Reframe your mind-set.Highlight the benefits of avoiding your bad habits.Inversion of the 3rd Law: Make It Difficult 3.6: Increase friction.Increase the number of steps between you and your bad habits.3.7: Use a commitment device.Restrict your future choices to the ones that benefit you.Inversion of the 4th Law: Make It Unsatisfying 4.5: Get an accountability partner.Ask someone to watch your behavior.4.6: Create a habit contract.Make the costs of your bad habits public and painful.You can download a printable version of this habits cheat sheet at: atomichabits.com/cheatsheetADVANCED TACTICS How to Go from Being Merely Good to Being Truly Great The Truth About Talent (When Genes Matter and When They Don't)Many People Are familiar with Michael Phelps, who is widely considered to be one of the greatest athletes in history.Phelps has won more Olympic medals not only than any swimmer but also more than any Olympian in any sport.Fewer people know the name Hicham El Guerrouj, but he was a fantastic athlete in his own right.El Guerrouj is a Moroccan runner who holds two Olympic gold medals and is one of the greatest middle-distance runners of all time.For many years, he held the world record in the mile, 1,500-meter, and 2,000-meter races.At the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, in 2004, he won gold in the 1,500-meter and 5,000-meter races.These two athletes are wildly different in many ways. (For starters, one competed on land and the other in water.) But most notably, they differ significantly in height.El Guerrouj is five feet, nine inches tall.Phelps is six feet, four inches tall.Despite this seven-inch difference in height, the two men are identical in one respect: Michael Phelps and Hicham El Guerrouj wear the same length inseam on their pants.
These two athletes are wildly different in many ways. (For starters, one competed on land and the other in water.) But most notably, they differ significantly in height.
Ex: These two athletes are wildly different in many ways. (For starters, one competed on land and the other in water.) But most notably, they differ si...
Ex: These two athletes are wildly different in many ways. (For starters, one competed on land and the other in water.) But most notably, they differ si...
Despite this seven-inch difference in height, the two men are identical in one respect: Michael Phelps and Hicham El Guerrouj wear the same length inseam on their pants.
Ex: Despite this seven-inch difference in height, the two men are identical in one respect: Michael Phelps and Hicham El Guerrouj wear the same length...
Ex: Despite this seven-inch difference in height, the two men are identical in one respect: Michael Phelps and Hicham El Guerrouj wear the same length...