5 books to help you build up good Habits
Do you want to learn about books that can help you build a good habit? Then keep reading. Habits are the building blocks of our lives. They are what make us who we are. So, it’s important that we develop good habits that work for us and not the other way around.
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The key to developing good habits is to understand how they work in our brains. To form a new habit, you need to identify a cue and an outcome. The cue is the trigger that tells your brain you should do something (for example, you might want to go running every morning).
The outcome is what you want from your habit (for example, feeling energized after running). Once you know these two things, it’s time to implement your new habit. You’ll need a trigger for each day so that your brain knows when it should start forming this new habit and what you should do to reinforce it.
Do you really want to build up good habits? Here are the top 5 books to start reading right away.
1. Atomic Habits by James Clear
Here are a few clips from the book to reflect upon:
“Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits. Your net worth is a lagging measure of your financial habits. Your weight is a lagging measure of your eating habits. Your knowledge is a lagging measure of your learning habits. Your clutter is a lagging measure of your cleaning habits. You get what you repeat.”
“If you want to predict where you’ll end up in life, all you have to do is follow the curve of tiny gains or tiny losses, and see how your daily choices will compound ten or twenty years down the line.”
This is something to pay attention to because you will not suddenly get to your destination but through a gradual process, you will.
Breakthrough moments, more commonly known as breakthroughs, are the result of many small steps. Every positive change, whether it is in the workplace or not, is a result of a series of events that lead up to it.
Remember that a habit is simply a routine of behavior that is regularly repeated to the point that it occurs (subconsciously) without thinking about it.
The Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones is a book to read if you are serious about building up good habits.
As Key takeaways from Atomic Habits by James Clear, consider the following:
- Our habits are formed predictably. Cue, craving, response, and reward. This is what we do every time we eat: crave a snack, eat it and then reap the reward (digestion).
- Let’s say that your goal is to form new habits in a particular area. It’ll be important to identify what specifically you want to start doing, then make it easy and attractive.
- For a better measure of your progress, you can use a habit tracker as a fun way to make sure you don’t drift from your goal.
2. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People teaches you a deep understanding of how the world works, along with 7 habits to help improve your effectiveness. By adopting those habits, you’ll be able to truly become successful.
The business and self-help book, written by Stephen R. Covey was first published in 1989 and is a perennial masterpiece on leading a happy, productive, and purposeful living.
The book has sold millions of copies since 1989 and it’s among the most influential personal development books of all time.
Here are the habits Covey talked about in the book and they are so important if truly understood and put into practice:
- Habit 1: Be Proactive
- Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind
- Habit 3: Put First Things First
- Habit 4: Think Win/Win
- Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
- Habit 6: Synergize
- And Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
Paying attention to these 7 habits will help you “sharpen the saw” to become a highly effective person.
Using this technique is the single most important investment you can make in your life. Think of how many opportunities for growth, success, and fulfillment rely on this key mindset and habit shift.
3. Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
“Most of us,” said in the book description “have a habit we’d like to change, and there’s no shortage of expert advice. But as we all know from tough experience, no magic, one-size-fits-all solution exists. It takes work to make a habit, but once that habit is set, we can harness the energy of habits to build happier, stronger, more productive lives.”
Gretchen Rubin shares her insights on how to change habits and assumes that we are to blame for our own shortcomings. She emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and takes a look at many different habits and their impact. She also reveals what happens when you change your habits for the better.
Say, what you are currently struggling with is to eat more healthily, stop wasting time, or finally start that home business you have been procrastinating, consider that where you are going will be better than where you are right now.
In this book, Rubin breaks down all the latest research on how to destroy old bad habits and develop good ones. You can use these habits to find out your own habit tendency and put a few simple tools in place so you can start improving your own habits right now.
Better Than Before: (What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life) is definitely a great book to read if you want to build up your habits.
4. The power of habit by Charles Duhigg
The Power of Habit takes us on a journey of how we can change difficult habits and transform our lives. He takes us through studies that are conducted by scientists using many techniques to uncover the science behind habits and how to reign them in.
In this book, Duhigg explores how data and information can be used to tell stories about people and the world around them. By engagingly telling stories, Duhigg provides new perspectives on topics that stir emotions to increase understanding.
At its core, The Power of Habit contains an exhilarating argument: The key to exercising regularly, losing weight, being more productive, and achieving success is understanding how habits work.
The Power of Habit is a short, easy-to-read book that will help you understand how habits work. It is filled with information on how your mind and body are wired.
The author, Charles Duhigg, has another interesting book to check out, the New York Times bestseller Smarter Faster Better.
The Power of Habit helps us understand that habits are at the core of everything we do, and how we can change them. This will have an impact on more than just your life as a person – it will also affect your business, which could lead to new opportunities and progress at work.
So, consider reading Duhigg book “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business”
5. Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results by Stephen Guise
Stephen Guise explains how you can get the most out of yourself by setting ridiculously small goals. About 45% of your behavior actually happens on autopilot. Think about it.
If you’ve never been able to kick your willpower habit or change your diet, then this book is for you! It’s going to open your eyes and show you a new way of thinking.
Stephen suggests that you should use willpower and track your progress rather than rely on motivation. If you want to start making changes in your life today and build momentum for the future, read this book! It has a lot of helpful guides to apply in your business and personal life.
This book dives into the benefits of changes. You can find actionable steps to make your change & see how lasting those changes are within it. You can read this on a trip and find that you’ve read a short book but an immensely beneficial one!
Start with a super simple goal and make it all easier for yourself by achieving it.
Yes, use a system to track your progress. There are many benefits of using systems to monitor your habits and progress.
Whether you are in a job search, trying to lose weight, or working out for fitness, there are great tools available that can help you reach your self-improvement goals.
Conclusion from 5 books to help you Build up good Habits
Habits are a powerful tool that can help you achieve your goals and improve your life. Building habits to improve physical, emotional, and mental health is important for long-term success.
A positive habit helps you follow through on your goals and provides more flexibility in pursuing new ones.
The productivity boost drives success and reading books is one of the best ways to learn from others who have tested the water before you. So, keep reading to improve yourself and your business adventure.
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