30 One-Sentence Stories From People Who Have Built Better Habits

We know from a vast body of psychological research, such as the work of B. J. Fogg into ‘tiny habits’7 and James Clear’s ‘atomic habits’,8 that this approach of embedding small changes through regular habits is the best way for most of us to successfully change our lives for the better and to sustain that change.

Many people begin the process of changing their habits by focusing on what they want to achieve. This leads us to outcome-based habits. The alternative is to build identity-based habits. With this approach, we start by focusing on who we wish to become.

Many people begin the process of changing their habits by focusing on what they want to achieve. This leads us to outcome-based habits. The alternative is to build identity-based habits. With this approach, we start by focusing on who we wish to become.

The alternative is to build identity-based habits. With this approach, we start by focusing on who we wish to become.

an atomic habit refers to a tiny change, a marginal gain, a 1 percent improvement.