485: Atomic Habits That Help You Achieve Unthinkable Success w/ NYT Best Selling Author James Clear

<p>Three years ago,&nbsp;<a href="https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Atomic Habits</em></strong></a>&nbsp;was released. In this groundbreaking book, author&nbsp;<a href="https://jamesclear.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>James Clear</strong></a>&nbsp;asks a complex question “<strong>why do we continue our bad habits while neglecting good habits?</strong>” While it’s not as easy as simply saying, “I want to be better, hence I’ll stop doing this”, there are some ways that you can&nbsp;<strong>convince (and often trick) yourself into developing the habits</strong>&nbsp;that will help you create a better life.</p><p>The first thing to know about habits is that they aren’t a minimal part of your life.&nbsp;<strong>Your habits are what your life is built upon</strong>. Do you habitually clean your room every week? You’re most likely a clean and well-organized person. Are you constantly looking for ways to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/ways-to-save-money" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">save money</a>? You probably have a decent-sized bank account. If you want to become the “money person” or the “helpful person” or the “intelligent person” you need to&nbsp;<strong>start adopting the habits that someone in those positions would have</strong>.</p><p>So how do you&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/habits-successful-leaders" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>develop a good habit</strong></a>? More importantly, how do you&nbsp;<strong>halt your&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2015-11-23-habits-sabotage-ambitious-millennials" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>bad habits</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;from derailing your entire life</strong>? James walks through a few key ways to do this, from&nbsp;<strong>making habit cues less obvious, to changing your environment, to removing yourself from the choice entirely</strong>. One thing is for cert