{Bring Value}

I’ve been thinking about how I could bring value here—how to help people improve their lives. At a time when everything seems to be falling apart, when the news bombards us with chaos like AI taking jobs, companies laying off employees here and there, you might be asking yourself: ‘How can I improve my life to stay ahead of the game?’

I’ve read countless self-improvement books, but only one has truly changed my life. That book is Atomic Habits.

{What is Atomic Habits}

So, what is Atomic Habits, you might ask? What’s it all about? It’s a book that focuses on a simple but powerful idea: building positive habits through tiny, daily actions—and designing your environment to eliminate negative ones. Instead of relying on willpower, it teaches you to make good habits effortless and bad habits nearly impossible.

{Example from LA to NY}

Imagine a plane flying from Los Angeles to New York. If the pilot adjusts the course by just 1 degree, the plane lands in Washington, D.C. instead of New York. That tiny shift changes everything. Atomic Habits teaches us the same principle: small, consistent changes compound into extraordinary results.

{Rise or fall}

James Clear, the author, argues that we don’t rise to the level of our goals—we fall to the level of our systems. If you want to eat healthier, stock your fridge with pre-cut veggies. If you want to waste less time on your phone, delete social media apps. Make good habits easy and bad habits hard.

{Share the Core Philosophy}

The author teaches us that tiny habits are like invisible superpowers. They’re so small they feel insignificant, but over time, they compound into life-altering results.

Think of it this way: 

If you read 10 pages nightly? That’s 3,650 pages—12 Tolstoy novels.

If you walk 15 minutes daily? That’s 91 hours of movement in a year.

Habits aren’t just actions—they’re identity shifts.

Starting is the hardest part. Once you begin, you build momentum, and it'll become easier to push forward over time.

Every time you write one paragraph, you’re not just typing—you’re becoming “a writer.” That’s the power of atomic habits: Small efforts don’t just add up—they multiply.

And the best part is that you don’t need perfection. Miss a day? No problem. Just don't miss twice. Because consistency, not intensity, is what rewires your brain.

I’m going to highlight some key strategies that I liked.

1. Environment Design: Shape Your World, Shape Your Behavior. Stop chasing goals and start designing systems. 

Make habits that you want to build obvious:

Want to read more? Place a book on your pillow every morning.

Want to eat healthier? Put a fruit bowl on your counter, chips in the garage.

Make habits that you want to get rid of invisible: Don't fight against yourself. Design a world where good habits happen on autopilot.

Scrolling TikTok mindlessly? Delete the app—re-downloading it adds friction.

Overspending online? Log out of Amazon and delete saved credit cards.

Make good habits easy and bad habits impossible.

Make Good Habits Easy:

Reduce friction for the habits you want:

Write daily? Leave your laptop open on your desk.

Read before bed? Charge your Kindle, not your phone, on your nightstand.

*The 2-Minute Rule:* Start with habits so small they feel effortless (“Just put on running shoes”).

Make bad habits Impossible:

Add friction to the habits you hate:

Scrolling too much? Delete social media apps.

Binging Netflix? Unplug the TV and hide the remote in a closet.

Your environment should do the heavy lifting. Willpower should be just a supplement, and design should do most of the work.

2. Identity Shift: Become the Person You Want to Be

Habits aren’t about doing.

“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you want to become.” 

Showing up—even imperfectly—is how you rewire your identity. As Clear says, ‘You’re not starting a habit; you’re becoming the type of person who does it.’

{Where I used it}

I used to be a big procrastinator in school. I always felt that if I started, I would fail. But with the help of Atomic Habits, I became a non‑procrastinator. I also used these techniques to improve my coding skills, to write daily, and to adopt a healthier lifestyle.

One part of Atomic Habits that really stuck with me is the idea of: “You don’t need to be motivated, you need to be consistent." I used to wait until I felt like doing something. But motivation is unreliable. Some days I felt focused, other days I didn’t. And when I didn’t, I’d beat myself up for being lazy. But now I don’t rely on motivation— I used the learnt techniques and the action becomes automatic and easy. Now, I don’t wait to feel ready. I just start. Because consistency, in the end, beats everything.

{Closing}

That’s the power of atomic habits. You don’t need to be perfect—you just need to be consistent. We can’t decide our future, but we can decide our habits, and our habits decide our future.