BOOK REVIEW: ATOMIC HABITS (CHAPTER ONE : Identity and Habits)

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One crucial aspect of the author's arguement is that their is a link between habits and identity.

According to him, habit is not only about achieving external goal , it is also deeply rooted to our identity as a person.

so the best way to achieve this is to focus on the type of person you want become and not just on setting goals. You will create a more sustainable path to personal development if we can really identify the type of person we qwant to become and then align our habits towards this identity.

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Smokers were used as a case study by the author , the author discussed that focusing your attention on quitting smoking is not only enough as you also need to focus on being a non smoker, this reinforces the habits.

to be continued in the next post