![]() If you could just master those little two-minute segments, you end up shaping the twenty minutes, the hour, or the other hours that come afterward. “There are probably 5-8 of those decisive moments throughout anybody’s day. That’s kind of the phrase I use for just showing up and falling in love with boredom.” His three non-negotiables….“Curiosity, learning, and putting in your reps. “Anyone can have an opinion, but it is a lot of work to have a good opinion, a well-researched, well-formed opinion.” I try to be a bridge between scientific research and practical application in daily life.” I believe, in my particular case, and I don't know if you want to call it a secret sauce or skill, that I can take complex topics and then distill them into easy-to-understand language that's practical and simple to apply. “I thought I had something to say and to add. Failure is a data point, not a finish line.” So, in that way, everything that I’m working on has been a product of failure. If you don’t stop, then it’s just learning. I write to remind myself how to stay on track, how to act, how to get better, how to improve, and how to keep my habits dialed in.” ![]() On his early writings…“Most of my writings are messages to myself. Questions that consumed him….“I’m very interested in how I can do work that matters? How can I try to make some kind of impact or leave a small dent in my corner of the universe to make the world a slightly better place?” James continues to make history with the success of Atomic Habits. Now, 5 years after our conversation and after more than 10 million books sold, I am glad I recorded an hour of our conversation and transcribed it into a readable pdf. (Still is) Finally, he said yes! His only request was that the transcripts of the interview could not be released until the day his book was published. I emailed him dozens of times, followed him on social media, and tried to backdoor him into an interview about a project I was working on, Conversations with Heroes. I knew he was up to something, and he was right. I started following James Clear in the summer of 2016. James Clear: Atomic Habits.10 Million Books Sold
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