In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris and James Clear speak about habit formation.

They discuss:

• The difference between creating good habits and discontinuing bad ones
• The role of the environment
• The misalignment between immediate and long term outcomes
• The remembering self vs the experiencing self
• Goals vs systems
• The compounding of incremental gains
• The role of attention
• The four laws of behavior change
• "Temptation bundling"

James Clear is an author and speaker focused on habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Entrepreneur, Time, and on CBS This Morning. He is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies and his work is used by teams in the NFL, NBA, and MLB. His book Atomic Habits is a New York Times bestseller and has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide.

Released: April 29, 2020

Website: habitsacademy.com

Twitter: @jamesclear

Instagram: @jamesclear

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In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris and James Clear speak about habit formation.

They discuss:

• The difference between creating good habits and discontinuing bad ones
• The role of the environment
• The misalignment between immediate and long term outcomes
• The remembering self vs the experiencing self
• Goals vs systems
• The compounding of incremental gains
• The role of attention
• The four laws of behavior change
• "Temptation bundling"

James Clear is an author and speaker focused on habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Entrepreneur, Time, and on CBS This Morning. He is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies and his work is used by teams in the NFL, NBA, and MLB. His book Atomic Habits is a New York Times bestseller and has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide.

Released: April 29, 2020

Website: habitsacademy.com

Twitter: @jamesclear

Instagram: @jamesclear

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