The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

279: James Clear - How Tiny Changes Can Equal Remarkable Results (Atomic Habits)

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

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The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk. Episode #279: James Clear - How Tiny Changes Can Changes Can Equal Remarkable Results (Atomic Habits)

Show Notes:

  • "It's important to know how everything works together."

    • Ojai, CA - Circle talking about book writing

  • Atomic = Atom, small, tiny. Habits should be small

  • "Habits are the atoms of our lives"

  • "It's about the collection of habits"

  • "They are small... but put them together... they compound and are powerful."

  • The system is in four stages. They stages are:

    • The cue - gets attention
    • The craving - in the brain
    • The response - the habit, behavior
    • The result - what happens

  • Feedback loops - The cookie example

  • "My readers and I are peers. An essential part of the process is to write about it. Try things out. Everything I've published has been revised many times."

  • The four laws:

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

  • The Goldilocks rule - Steve Martin

    • People burn out or get bored. How to stay motivated...
    • Be stretched just beyond your capacity but not too far. "Always stay just on the edge..." Steve Martin kept expanding his sets by just a few minutes each time until he had a 60 minute set. He started small with just a few minutes of material.
    • Make sure you "stretch yourself... just a bit... everyday."
    • Be the person who gets the additional task done

  • How to do this all as a parent? -- "Life is in seasons..."

    • "If you want to double your productivity, get 8 hours of sleep."

  • The plateau of latent potential -- A melting ice cube. A 1 degree change

  • "Habits don't add up, they compound. It looks like a hockey stick."

  • "Outcome based habits vs identity based habits."

    • Focus on identity based habits. Be the type of person who wakes up early and works out.

  • The importance of being able to delay gratification

  • Weightlifting - Reinterpret signals. "Being sore feels good." Re frame how you think about something like soreness

  • "Happiness is simply the absence of desire."

    • When you observe a cue, but do not desire to change your state, you are content with the current situation

  • "Being curious is better than being smart."

    • Need to be eager to learn and accomplish things
    • "Your actions reveal how badly you want something"

  • "We can only be rational and logical after we have been emotional."

  • System 1 = feelings

  • System 2 = Rational, math problem

    • System 1 always leads the way

  • The Learning Leader Circle -- Apply

  • Use the "Get To Know You Document"

"Being curious is better than being smart"

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