Best Ways to Build Better Habits & Break Bad Ones | James Clear

James Clear is an expert on behavioral change and habits and the author of the bestselling book Atomic Habits. We discuss the best ways to build new healthy habits and end bad ones without relying on motivation or willpower. Rather than list off categories of tools or acronyms, James explains how anchoring the changes you want to make in your identity and physical environment allows you to make desired changes quickly and ones that stick. Whether your goal is better fitness and physical health, productivity or mental health, you'll learn actionable, zero-cost protocols to build powerful and meaningful habits. Sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman Lingo: https://hellolingo.com/huberman Wealthfront*: https://wealthfront.com/huberman Joovv: https://joovv.com/huberman Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/huberman Function: https://functionhealth.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00:00) James Clear (00:01:10) Atomic Habits (00:02:57) Common Habits, Tool: Habit Success & Getting Started (00:06:16) Make Starting a Habit Easier, Tool: 4 Laws of Behavior Change (00:10:18) Sponsors: Lingo & Wealthfront (00:13:26) Writing Habits, Seasons & Flexibility; Adaptability, Tool: Bad Day Plan (00:18:42) Consistency, Flow vs Grind, Master Showing Up, Learning & Practice (00:24:54) Chunking, Getting Started at Gym (00:28:01) Flow Don’t Fight, Dissatisfaction & Effort, Tool: Identity-Based Habits (00:34:10) Friction, Competition & Effort; Credentials (00:39:38) Make Effort Rewarding, Mindset, Tools: Previsualization, Emphasize Positives (00:45:59) Sponsors: AG1 & Joovv (00:48:56) Reflection & Learning, Tool: Self-Testing; Perfectionism, Tool: Curiosity (00:55:18) Striving vs Relaxation, Balance, Tool: Turn On/Off; Hiking, Nature Reset (01:04:20) Identity & Professional Pursuits; Choosing New Projects; Clinging to Identity (01:14:24) Sponsor: Eight Sleep (01:15:42) Criticism; Identity & Growth (01:21:47) Failure, Identity, Sports, Tool: Rebounding & Reaching; Publ