Summary

The book presents practical steps to develop new habits or to break undesirable ones. Many ideas from the book can be traced back to social psychological theories, including Premack’s Principle, Identity Based Motivation (IBM), The Diderot Effect and the Law of the Instrument.

The four laws of behaviour change proposed by the author:

  • Make it obvious
  • Make it attractive
  • Make it easy
  • Make it satisfying

References

  • Clear, J. (2018). Atomic habits : tiny changes, remarkable results : an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones. New York: Avery, An Imprint Of Penguin Random House.
  • James Clear. (n.d.). Atomic Habits Resources. [online] Available at: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits/resources.