3-2-1 for the week

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JAMESCLEAR.COM | JANUARY 4, 2024

Happy New Year! Welcome to another 3-2-1 Thursday.

Many people are starting the year by reading (or re-reading) Atomic Habits. (The book was the #1 best-selling book of the year on Amazon.)

To celebrate, I'm giving away a free secret chapter that was cut from the final manuscript plus a handful of other PDF guides (Atomic Habits for parents guide, Atomic Habits for business guide, etc) to anyone who buys before January 12, 2024.

If you are interested in getting the bonuses, just follow these two steps:

1. Buy a copy of Atomic Habits in whatever format you want (print, ebook, or audiobook) and in any language (see them all here).

2. Forward your receipt or proof of purchase to the email address [e-mail]

Already purchased a copy? Just send your receipt or take a picture of your book and send to [e-mail] and we’ll send your bonuses right away.

That's it!

Alright, here are 3 ideas, 2 quotes, and 1 question to consider this week...

3 Ideas From Me

I.

As we start the new year, a reminder from Atomic Habits:

"New goals don't deliver new results. New lifestyles do. And a lifestyle is a process, not an outcome. For this reason, all of your energy should go into building better habits, not chasing better results."

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II.

"A simple filter for managing your time: You're not focused enough unless you're mourning some of the things you're saying no to."

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III.

"Don't worry about being the most interesting person in the room, just try to be the most interested person in the room.

• The interested person asks about others and leaves a good impression because people like talking about themselves.

• The interested person is genuinely curious about someone's craft and learns a lot about how things work.

• The interested person engages with more people and—because opportunities come through people—is more likely to catch a lucky break.

In general, the interested person learns more and tends to be well-liked. And in the long run, it's hard to keep down someone who is well-learned and well-liked."

2 Quotes From Others

I.

Entrepreneur and investor Matt Griswold offers a useful approach for life:

"Think in decades and act in days."

Source: Twitter

II.

Roman philosopher Musonius Rufus shares a lesson on long-term thinking:

"If you accomplish something good with hard work, the labor passes quickly, but the good endures; if you do something shameful in pursuit of pleasure, the pleasure passes quickly, but the shame endures."

Source: Lectures and Fragments, Fragment 51

1 Question For You

Who are you trying to become this year? Which actions will reinforce that identity?

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Until next week,

James Clear

Author of Atomic Habits and keynote speaker

[Sunrisetabby]

Thanks for posting. Although I have a copy of James Clear and have recommended him on this website, I also hate him and don't think he is actually human. If not a machine, he is almost certainly at least part cyborg. I mean honestly, his level of discipline is nauseating. In terms of number 4, I am trying to become more human this year and more accepting of my faults and bad habits. I am an undisciplined mess, and this year I need to accept my strengths and not wallow in my shortcomings. I love some of Oprah's messages but still don't know what to make of her using Ozempic to lose weight while investing in weight watchers or Kelly Clarkson losing a ton of eriggt, not crediting ozempic and then posing next to ice cream. This year I need to become more accepting of my own obesity and body. Do you think James Clear is a real person?

[mizzou7016 in reply to Sunrisetabby]

Whoever/whatever he/it is....I like it because it gets me to think about certain things. Makes me focus and gives me something concrete to journal about every week...as for bad habits...I struggle with focusing on all qualities that make me me. some are good....some are bad....but I will always have certain things that will never go away.....as for having faults....we all have faults....I work very hard to turn my faults in to positive situations....just don't spend too much time with the negative....it will consume you. I struggle with obesity and fight urges every day....I had gastric bypass surgery in 2017 and have been overall successful with it.....but i still struggle with binge eating disorder and emotional eating....the work is hard....but it is worth it...as for shortcomings......are they shortcomings....or just struggles...just keep working.....and finally remember this....not only is it ok to put yourself at the top of your priority list......it's encouraged..