The Right Way to Form New Habits

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Harvard Business Review

Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Communication, Marketing, Business, Business/management, Management, Business/marketing, Business/entrepreneurship, Innovation, Hbr, Strategy, Economics, Finance, Teams, Harvard

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🗓️ 31 December 2019

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

James Clear, entrepreneur and author, says that the way we go about trying to form new habits and break bad ones — at work or home — is all wrong. Many people, he says, focus on big goals without thinking about the small steps they need to take along the way. Just like saving money, habits accrue compound interest: when you do 1% more or different each day or week, it eventually leads to meaningful improvement. So if you’ve made a resolution for the new year or have an idea for how to propel your career forward at any time, these strategies will help. Clear is the author of the book "Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results."

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0:00.0	When leadership advice feels like buzzwords and platitudes, it's time to get real.
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0:11.9	leaders through raw honest career questions
0:14.6	that we all face.
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0:18.3	wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to the HBR Ideacast from Harvard Business Review. I'm Allison Beard. Success requires discipline. It's something we've seen time and time again
0:49.4	in the stories of great leaders. They might get up at 4 a.m. every day, read a book a week, or have a
0:54.7	tried and true system for client outreach or interviewing. Many of these people seem to
1:00.6	have superhuman ambitions and work ethics.
1:03.9	But here's another way to frame it.
1:05.5	They've developed great habits.
1:08.1	While most of us are slipping into bad habits,
1:10.6	doing the easiest work first, making gut feel decisions, watching TV instead of studying
1:15.8	a new idea, even getting enough sleep.
1:18.6	Achievers are sticking to a plan and getting more out of their careers and life.
1:23.1	Today's guests is there are simple and easy ways
1:25.5	to develop better habits.
1:27.2	I'm talking to him at the end of 2019
1:29.3	when a lot of us are thinking about our New Year's resolutions.
1:32.3	Professionally, maybe it's to learn a new skill
1:34.4	or finish a big project or attend more networking events.
1:38.3	Now and any time, our guest has some good advice
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