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Notes

N THIS SECTION, I have included a det ailed list of notes, references, and

I citations for each chapter in the book. I trust that most readers will nd
this list to be sufficient. However, I also realize that scienti c literature
changes over time and the references for this book may need to be updated.
Further more, I fully expect that I have made a mistake somewhere in this

book—either in attributing an idea to the wrong person or not giving credit
to someone where it is due. (If you believe this to be the case, please email
me at james@james clear.com so I can x the issue as soon as possible.)
In addition to the notes below, you can nd a full list of updated

endnotes and corrections at atomichabits.com/endnotes.

INTRODUCTION

We all deal with setbacks: What about luck, you might ask? Luck matters, certainly. Habits
are not the only thing that in uence your success, but they are probably the most
important factor that is within your control. And the only self-improvement strateg y
that makes any sense is to focus on what you can control.
e entrepreneur and investor Naval R avikant: Naval R avikant (@naval), “ To write a great
book, you must rst become the book,” Twitter, May 15, 2018,
https://twitter.com/naval/status/996460948029362176.
“stimulus, response, re ward”: B. F. Skinner, e B ehavior of O rganisms (New York:
Appleton-C entur y-Cros, 1938).
“cue, routine, re ward”: Charles Duhigg, e Power of Habit: Why We D o What We Do in
Life and Business (New York: R andom House, 2014).

CHAPTER 1

just a single gold medal at the Olympic Games: Matt Slater, “How GB Cycling Went from
Tragic to Magic,” BB C Sport, April 14, 2008,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/c ycling/7534073.stm.
the Tour de France: Tom Fordyce, “ Tour de France 2017: Is Chris Froome Britain’s Least
Loved Great Sportsman? ” BB C Sport, July 23, 2017,