The smallest parts

James Clear’s book “Atomic Habits” has sold over 15 million copies. It describes how habits can be changed, learned, or unlearned by focusing on their smallest parts.

The small parts that matter have leverage: minimal input and colossal output.

He can flex 💪 by accompanying his weekly newsletter with slogans like “The highest-quality ideas you will find on the web” and “The most wisdom per word of any newsletter on the web,” since over two million people receive it.

The man has a point, and it is the one newsletter I look forward to reading weekly.

Could you apply his point to other aspects of your life? Can you find the small actions that take minimal input and have a disproportional output?

Usually, this is about minimizing friction to get started, making it easy for you to move in the right direction.

Things like:

• Getting your running shoes and outfit ready before you go to bed so you can slide into them first thing in the morning.

• Having peer pressure and accountability to meet with like-minded people during training.

• Always have healthy food available at eye level in your fridge (pre-cut for bonus points).

• Setting out to learn about a topic as opposed to mastering a subject.

Etcetera, etcetera. You can probably come up with a few that make a difference for you.