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O
VER THE YEARS
, I’ve spoken at Fortune 500 companies and
growing
start-ups about how to apply the science of small
habits to run more effective businesses and build better products.
I’ve compiled many of the most practical strategies into a short
bonus chapter. I think you’ll find it to be an incredibly useful
addition to the main ideas mentioned in
Atomic Habits
.
You can download this chapter at:
atomichabits.com/business
How to Apply These Ideas to Parenting
O
NE OF THE
most common questions I hear from readers is
something
along the lines of, “How can I get my kids to do
this stuff?” The ideas in
Atomic Habits
are intended to apply
broadly to all of human behavior (teenagers are humans, too),
which means you should find plenty of useful strategies in the
main text. That said, parenting does face its own set of challenges.
As a bonus chapter, I’ve put together a brief guide on how to apply
these ideas specifically to parenting.
You can download this chapter at:
atomichabits.com/parenting
Acknowledgments
I
HAVE RELIED HEAVILY
on others during the creation of this book.
Before anyone else, I must thank my wife, Kristy, who has been
indispensable throughout this process. She has played every role a
person can play in the writing of a book: spouse, friend, fan, critic,
editor, researcher, therapist. It is no exaggeration to say this book
would not be the same without her. It might not exist at all. Like
everything in our life, we did it together.
Second, I am grateful to my family, not only for their support
and encouragement on this book but also for believing in me no
matter what project I happen to be working on. I have benefited
from many years of support from my parents, grandparents, and
siblings. In particular, I want my mom and dad to know that I love
them. It is a special feeling to know that your parents are your
greatest fans.
Third, to my assistant, Lyndsey Nuckols. At this point, her job
defies description as she has been asked to do nearly everything
one could imagine for a small business. Thankfully, her skills and
talents are more powerful than my questionable management
style. Some sections of this book are as much hers as they are
mine. I am deeply grateful for her help.
As for the content and writing of the book, I have a long list of
people to thank. To start, there are a few people from whom I have
learned so much that it would be a crime to not mention them by
name. Leo Babauta, Charles Duhigg, Nir Eyal, and BJ Fogg have
each influenced my thoughts on habits in meaningful ways. Their
work and ideas can be found sprinkled throughout this text. If you
enjoyed this book, I’d encourage you to read their writing as well. At
various stages of writing, I benefited from the guidance of
many fine editors. Thanks to Peter Guzzardi for walking me
through the early stages of the writing process and for a kick in the
pants when I really needed it. I am indebted to Blake Atwood and
Robin Dellabough for transforming my ugly and insanely long first
drafts into a tight, readable manuscript. And I am thankful to
Anne Barngrover for her ability to add a little class and poetic style
to my writing.
I’d like to thank the many people who read early versions of the
manuscript, including Bruce Ammons, Darcey Ansell, Tim
Ballard, Vishal Bhardwaj, Charlotte Blank, Jerome Burt, Sim
Campbell, Al Carlos, Nicky Case, Julie Chang, Jason Collins,
Debra Croy, Roger Dooley, Tiago Forte, Matt Gartland, Andrew
Gierer, Randy Giffen, Jon Giganti, Adam Gilbert, Stephan
Guyenet, Jeremy Hendon, Jane Horvath, Joakim Jansson, Josh
Kaufman, Anne Kavanagh, Chris Klaus, Zeke Lopez, Cady Macon,
Cyd Madsen, Kiera McGrath, Amy Mitchell, Anna Moise, Stacey
Morris, Tara-Nicholle Nelson, Taylor Pearson, Max Shank, Trey
Shelton, Jason Shen, Jacob Zangelidis, and Ari Zelmanow. The
book benefited greatly from your feedback.
To the team at Avery and Penguin Random House who made
this book a reality, thank you. I owe a debt of special thanks to my
publisher, Megan Newman, for her endless patience as I
continually pushed back deadlines. She gave me the space I
needed to create a book I was proud of and championed my ideas
at every step. To Nina, for her ability to transform my writing
while still retaining my original message. To Lindsay, Farin,
Casey, and the rest of the PRH team for spreading the message of
this book to more people than I could ever reach on my own. To
Pete Garceau, for designing a beautiful cover for this book.
And to my agent, Lisa DiMona, for her guidance and insight at
every step of the publishing process.
To the many friends and family members who asked “How’s the
book going?” and offered a word of encouragement when I
inevitably replied “Slowly”—thank you. Every author faces a few
dark moments when writing a book, and one kind word can be
enough to get you to show up again the next day.
I am sure there are people I have forgotten, but I keep an
updated list of anyone who has influenced my thinking in
meaningful ways at jamesclear.com/thanks.
And finally, to you. Life is short and you have shared some of
your precious time with me by reading this book. Thank you.
—May 2018
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