Forming Habits from the Book Atomic Habits

Perhaps many articles have reviewed the contents of the atomic habits book that discusses how to form habits. But on this occasion, I want to share the story in my own version. It started during the covid 19 pandemic, I felt really bored because I just kept doing activities at home. I have finished reading all the books I have. I was confused about which genre of books to buy because my previous books were also about self-improvement and I was not interested in novels. But in the end, I still chose to buy one of the Self Improvement books which have always been a best-seller, the Atomic Habits book.

Atomic Habits is a book by James Clear which was published in 2019. This book was originally published in the English language, but due to its success in sales, it has been translated into various languages including Indonesian. Judging from the best-selling sales, this book certainly has its own uniqueness. Maybe many people are looking for ways to make good habits that can be applied continuously. But in fact, lots of people make lists of things they want to do and apply them inconsistently which in the end can't give the desired results. In this book, James Clear has his own system of how to form good habits that can give extraordinary results.

James Clear made this book not only to provide motivation and tips to readers who want to form good habits but also to complete them in a way that is explained in a complex manner so that readers can easily follow and apply them. James Clear believes that activities that seem trivial but if they can be done every day will have a tremendous impact on life. Many people fail to apply good habits because they are too forced to carry a lot of burdens at the beginning until they finally get bored to do it again because it feels heavy. For that, we can apply some small things that can have a tremendous impact, including making positive changes in daily life in small portions gradually. If we are able to change as much as 1% every day, then in one year we can be 37% better in 1 year later.

There are four components described in the book Atomic Habits for us to maintain good habits. The first is to give a sign to be provoked to start a habit, for example wanting to read one book every day before going to bed. In order to achieve this habit, you can give a signal by placing a book near your bed. The second makes the habit attractive, for example, you can listen to music while writing to make it more enthusiastic. Third, responding to what we do, means that we must respond to what we do so as not to interfere, for example by deciding to turn off our cellphone while studying so that our focus is not distracted. And finally, we can give a reward after we successfully do the habit. Remember in the application of this component, we must not carry too much burden that can eventually make us stop doing it. It's better if we do it with small portions consistently because it will feel lighter and we don't feel burdened to do the habit.