1965: How to Break Bad Habits with James Clear
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Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2022
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with New York Times bestselling author of Atomic Habits, James Clear.
- The insights behind writing Atomic Habits. (1:59)
- Overvaluing the results and undervaluing the process. (4:34)
- Habits don't restrict freedom, they CREATE it. (8:14)
- What is more difficult, starting or maintaining a good habit? (14:01)
- Three applicable steps to stay consistent. (15:12)
- The two-minute rule for success. (19:05)
- The Four Laws of Behavior Change. (24:15)
- At what point is a bad habit an addiction? (27:32)
- Align your tribe and align your habits. (29:56)
- Strategies for making bad habits unattractive. (34:06)
- The importance of positive self-talk. (38:27)
- What epiphanies did he come across writing the book? (44:49)
- What bad habit does he struggle with the most, and how did he address it? (49:03)
- Be patient with yourself and make things work for YOU. (57:05)
- When your season changes, your habits need to change. (1:02:38)
- Have good questions. (1:07:07)
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go. |
| 0:06.0 | MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, with your hosts. |
| 0:09.0 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.0 | You just found the world's number one fitness health and entertainment podcast. |
| 0:17.0 | This is Mind Pump, right? |
| 0:18.0 | In today's episode we talk about how to break bad habits. |
| 0:22.0 | We also talk about how to make good habits, |
| 0:24.0 | and we're talking to the expert on habits, |
| 0:26.0 | the author of Atomic Habits, James Clear. |
| 0:29.0 | He's on the show today. |
| 0:30.0 | We had a lot of fun with him. |
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