Atomic Habits

Highlights

  • 1% better/day = 3700% better/year
    • but of course, improvement isn't unlimited
  • breakthrough moments can happen because the groundwork is in place
    • hasMetaphor
      • Plateau of Latent Potential
      • geological pressure
    • examples
      • Cancer spends 80 percent of its life undetectable, then takes over the body in months.
      • Bamboo can barely be seen for the first five years as it builds extensive root systems under‑ground before exploding ninety feet into the air within six weeks.