James Clear Discusses Personality Styles and Atomic Habits [S05-018]

We all have stories that we tell ourselves and others about who we are and how we think the world works. Our daily behaviors and habits follow suit. Part of changing our automatic behaviors is by interrogating and changing the stories that no longer serve us. 

Today’s guest, writer James Clear, joins me to talk about how he became the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Atomic Habits, and delves into the relationship between personality styles and habits. 

In this episode we:

• Explore what sparked his interest in the topic of habits
• Identify the 4 actionable steps to breaking bad habits and building new ones
• Take a practical look into the four laws of behavior change

James is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies and his work has been featured in places like Time magazine, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and on CBS This Morning. His popular “3-2-1” email newsletter is sent out each week to more than 1 million subscribers.