
Atomic Habits by James Clear
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THE BLUE TREE
Personal
Productivity

CEFR B2
Upper
Intermediate
warm up
- Are you interested in personal development?
- Have you ever set yourself any goals and achieved them? How did it feel?
- What is the benefit of having clearly defined habits?
part one
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 00:34 What are the Four Laws of Behaviour Change?
- ⌚ 01:30 How do these four factors work in the context of going to a gym?
- ⌚ 01:45 What are the benefits of adopting these Four Laws of Behaviour Change?
part two
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 1:49 What is the first strategy for developing a new habit?
- ⌚ 2:13 How does Habit Stacking work?
- ⌚ 2:35 How did Natan build a habit of flossing his teeth?
- ⌚ 2:57 How is Habit Stacking like riding a bike downhill?
part three
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 3:01 What do we need if the initial effort for the new habit is too daunting?
- ⌚ 3:30 How did Twyla Tharp adopt the Starting Ritual?
- ⌚ 3:48 Why was it a good strategy?
- ⌚ 4:03 What should we focus on when we are creating the Starting Ritual?
- ⌚ 5:04 How can we use Habit Stacking and Starting Ritual to build a habit of going to the gym?
part four
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 5:17 What two strategies will help us make our habits attractive and satisfying?
- ⌚ 5:48 How did Ronan Byrne adopt the Sync strategy to exercise more?
- ⌚ 5:59 When will we look forward to doing our new habit?
- ⌚ 6:31 What will the craving for the reward counteract?
part five
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 6:43 What is the final strategy that will help us make the new habit satisfying?
- ⌚ 7:00 How do such visual proofs reinforce our habits?
- ⌚ 7:32 How important is tracking our progress?
- ⌚ 8:06 How will adopting these strategies help us stick to out goals?
COMMENTS
What do you think of the ideas presented in this lesson? Have you got your own strategy for setting and meeting goals and targets? What has been your biggest achievement in this regard so far?
Share your views and experience here.