James Clear: Author of Atomic Habits | #ThePlaybook 146

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David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2019

⏱️ 26 minutes

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James Clear, the best-selling author of Atomic Habits, shares insights on the best ways to begin forming a habit, some of the different approaches to behavior modification, and the relationship between our habits and our identity Key Moments: [2:09] Why there are two important strategies to help you start forming a habit [9:28] The importance of seeking out individuals who are 1-3 years ahead of where you are at [10:30] What it takes to have one of your behaviors become an “automatic” action [20:07] The difference between instinct and habit, as well as the influence of our genetics . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	On this episode of the playbook, I have my favorite author, James Clear. He wrote the book Atomic Habits. It's a New York Times bestseller.
0:09.0	It's my favorite book because it's my favorite topic.
0:12.0	How to create habits, how to continue to reach
0:14.5	your habits, but most importantly understanding the difference between
0:17.5	instinct and habit. That's right, join me for all of this and more on the playbook.
0:22.3	This is entrepreneurs the playbook.
0:23.1	This is entrepreneurs the playbook,
0:25.4	where each week I bring you some of the greatest athletes,
0:28.3	celebrities, and entrepreneurs
0:30.6	to talk about their personal and professional playbook to success and what made
0:35.1	them champions on the field and in the boardroom. I'm your host and CEO of
0:40.9	Sports One Marketing, David Melzer.
0:44.6	This Dave Melter with Entrepreneur of the Playbook
0:46.7	and I have flown all day just for this interview.
0:49.2	This is a topic that everyone needs to tune in for.
0:52.1	I have the authority, the guy that I learn about
0:55.2	habits from James Clear, atomic habits. My head of my media read that book and all of a sudden I got a flurry of text messages
1:05.0	emails and comments he goes you got to meet James Clear because for years I've
1:10.2	been teaching the importance of habit in fact people ask me what's the most
1:13.6	important habit I said create a habit machine and that's what you did with the book
1:17.8	right you created a habit machine so that hey I want to quit smoking boom put it
1:22.0	through your habit machine I want to get better at this put it through your habit machine
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