Wesley’s Comments (group member since Jan 05, 2021)

Wesley’s comments from the The Business Development Book Club group.

I sincerely valued and enjoyed reading this book. Like many others (perhaps), I had a chance to reflect on my own daily habits, realizing they can work for or against me. This book offers an honest take on behaviors or 'atomic habits' being the building blocks of our results, compounding over time by the actions we take. The method for self-improvement is given is manageable terms by helping you identify where you want to improve and doing so by 1% each day. One of the most refreshing takes I got from the book was the idea of focusing on your systems instead of goals to get better results. I thought this to be honest and true, and it outlines the Four Laws of Behavior Change that you can use to build better habits. This framework actually takes the habit and puts it into terms that are tangible for you to see and act on. It all comes down to awareness for our actions with the bigger picture being improvement on who we want to become, not just the goals we have. Furthermore, it encourages and provides evidence to the benefits of our daily efforts to build new habits or break poor old ones. With this, we can look for ways to increase friction associated with bad behaviors, and reduce friction for good behaviors. I enjoyed the example from the book on how the author curbed his own urges to binge watch tv. While I may not go as far as unplugging my tv and hiding it, I have already made changes to shift my habit to reading more by placing my book in a location that is top of mind and attractive to use my time with instead. My first effort to prove this to myself was through reading this book on a daily basis (almost successful, but an improvement nonetheless!) One of the most satisfying feelings is the feeling of making progress. There are many tools and examples throughout Atomic Habits that can help you start with your journey. It's honest, easy to navigate, and provides ample references and examples to relate to anybody. One of the biggest surprises to me was the 'why' behind our habits, and how we can use that to fuel our own interest in personal growth. I can't think of a person who wouldn't get value out of this book as well. No secret formulas or quick fixes here. Rather, an honest take on reviewing our identity and taking the small, daily, 'atomic' behaviors that are our building blocks for our habits and making them work for you. 10/10 recommend this title for any person.