Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
Academic Requirement for Grades 7-12
Each boy in grades seven through twelve is required to complete the All School Read. This year the book is Atomic Habits by James Clear. All students in grades 9-12 will take a quiz on this book in the first week of school. All students in grades 7 and 8 will complete a grade assessment on this book in the first week of school. The format of the All School Read Quiz is matching, true/false, and multiple choice. If you read the book, you can probably expect to earn an A or a B. If you really want an A, you should read the book with a pencil in hand.
Tiny changes, remarkable results.
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. Author James Clear reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.
Clear draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field.
Learn how to make time for new habits; overcome a lack of motivation and willpower; design your environment to make success easier; and get back on track when you fall off course.
Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.
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"Be the designer of your world and not merely the consumer of it."
- James Clear