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Atomic Habits Glossary

A definitive reference guide defining all core concepts, psychology terms, and frameworks from James Clear's Atomic Habits.

Habit Loop

The four-step neurological pattern that governs any habit: Cue, Craving, Response, and Reward.

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Temptation Bundling

Pairing an action you want to do with an action you need to do to make habits more attractive.

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Identity-Based Habits

Habits focused on who you wish to become rather than what you want to achieve.

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Two-Minute Rule

A strategy for overcoming procrastination: when starting a new habit, it should take less than two minutes to do.

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Habit Stacking

The strategy of pairing a new habit with a current habit. Formula: After [CURRENT HABIT], I will [NEW HABIT].

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Implementation Intention

A plan you make beforehand about when and where to act. Formula: I will [BEHAVIOR] at [TIME] in [LOCATION].

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Goldilocks Rule

The state of peak motivation humans experience when working on tasks that are right on the edge of their current abilities.

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Commitment Device

A choice you make in the present that controls your actions in the future, making bad habits impossible.

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