Book Recommendation: Atomic Habits by James Clear

I am in the middle of the audio book Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear. The emphasis of this book is on working on the core of your habits, your identity, to help guide yourself to who you want to be.

I think this quote typifies the idea the best:

"Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become... as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity... The most practical way to change who you are is to change what you do."

https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-James-Clear-audiobook/dp/B07RFSSYBH/


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