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James Clear

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James Clear (born 1986)

James Clear is an author and speaker focused on habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement. His book Atomic Habits has sold over 15 million copies by making the science of behavior change practical and actionable.

Clear's central insight — that you don't rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems — shifted the self-improvement conversation from motivation to mechanics. His Four Laws of Behavior Change provide a simple framework anyone can apply immediately.

You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.
— James Clear
from Atomic Habits
Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.
— James Clear
from Atomic Habits
Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement.
— James Clear
from Atomic Habits
The purpose of setting goals is to win the game. The purpose of building systems is to continue playing the game.
— James Clear
from Atomic Habits
Be the designer of your world and not merely the consumer of it.
— James Clear
from Atomic Habits
Success is the product of daily habits — not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.
— James Clear
from Atomic Habits
The task of breaking a bad habit is like uprooting a powerful oak within us.
— James Clear
from Atomic Habits
Time magnifies the margin between success and failure. It will multiply whatever you feed it.
— James Clear
from Atomic Habits
You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.
— James Clear
from Atomic Habits
True behavior change is identity change.
— James Clear
from Atomic Habits

Books by James Clear

Atomic Habits

Atomic Habits

2018