Chapter 1: The Surprising Power of Atomic Habits

Question 1

Why do small habits make a big difference?

Answer 1

They are the compound interest of self-improvement and are more meaningful over time.

Question 2

What positively compounds?

Answer 2

1) Productivity
2) Knowledge
3) Relationships

Question 3

What negatively compounds?

Answer 3

1) Stress
2) Negative Thoughts
3) Outrage

Question 4

What is the Valley of Disappointment?

Answer 4

The gap between what you expect versus what actually happens.

Question 5

What are goals?

Answer 5

What you want to achieve.

Question 6

What are systems?

Answer 6

The processes that lead to results.

Question 7

What are goals and systems good for?

Answer 7

Goals are good for knowing your direction, but systems are best for making progress.

-Focus on systems more than goals

Question 8

What Are the 4 Problems of Goal-oriented Thinking?

Answer 8

1) Winners and Losers have the same goals

2) Achieving a goal is only a momentary change

3) Goals restrict happiness by creating a “Success of Failure” attitude

4) Goals are at odds with long-term progress; systems outlive goals