Facts about Atomic Habits

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   Clear's research revealed that habit formation typically requires an average of 66 days, not the commonly cited 21 days popularized by earlier behavioral studies.

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   In Atomic Habits, Clear identifies four laws of behavior change—make it obvious, make it attractive, make it easy, and make it satisfying—as the framework for building lasting habits.

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   Clear's habit stacking framework, which chains new behaviors to existing routines, originated from behavior psychology research on contextual cues and environmental design principles.

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   The 1 percent improvement concept underlying Atomic Habits draws from marginal gains research that British cycling coach Dave Brailsford applied to win six Olympic medals.

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   James Clear's Atomic Habits has sold over 10 million copies worldwide since its 2018 publication, making it one of the best-selling self-help books of the decade.

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