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Atomic Habits Quiz
Atomic HabitsJames ClearA practical book about how tiny daily habits — “atomic”, almost invisible — add up over time into enormous change. Clear explains it not with slogans but with mechanics: what every habit is made of, and how to re-tune each of its steps so that good behavior comes easily and bad behavior falls away on its own.
Question 1 of 5
One wants "abs by summer", the other just trains on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Who stays fit longer, per Clear?
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Right answer: The second: a daily system gives results
Winners and losers have the same goals. The difference is the system, what you do every day, and a goal once reached stops pulling you forward.
Question 2 of 5
You've gone to the gym for a month, and the mirror shows nothing. How does Clear explain it?
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Right answer: Results are building up but aren't visible yet
Clear calls it the plateau of latent potential. Change comes not as a steady line but as a long flat stretch and then a jump, and giving up right before the jump is the most painful.
Question 3 of 5
Where does Clear suggest starting a change?
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Right answer: With the kind of person you want to be
Start not with what you want to achieve but with who you want to be. A habit holds when it's about the kind of person you are.
Question 4 of 5
What's the point of the two-minute rule?
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Right answer: Just get started, and build up the amount later
The rule isn't about doing little, it's about starting at all. You can do more once the habit is in place.
Question 5 of 5
Monday's workout fell through. What matters most on Tuesday, according to Clear?
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Right answer: Do something, even the bare minimum
Clear's golden rule: never miss twice in a row. One miss is an accident, two are the start of a new habit. What counts is how fast you come back.
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