Why You Should Read James Clear’s “Atomic Habits” When Digital Planning

If you’re looking for a crash course into building better habits, we at Key2Success Planner recommend starting with Atomic Habits by James Clear. Clear, one of the world’s leading experts on habit formation, outlines the importance of establishing a system. Digital planning and habit-forming go hand-in-hand, but it’s especially important to have a digital planner that is designed as a system that guides you towards your goals.

This is why the Key2Success Planner is more than a typical digital planner. It’s designed to do more than just list where you need to be and at what time, which groceries to buy, or what tasks you need to accomplish each day. It’s great to be organized, but if you can be organized AND move closer to the life you want to lead, why wouldn’t you want that instead?

Clear defines a habit as a “routine or behavior that is performed regularly — and, in many cases, automatically.” He emphasizes that changes that may seem small and unimportant (think 1% changes) at first will compound into remarkable results if you stick with them for years. It’s important to focus on the trajectory rather than the results. It doesn’t matter if you’re successful now, but rather that you are developing habits that put you on a path towards success.

The Key2Success Planner’s habit tracker is a great way to start building healthy habits and monitoring progress. For more on habit tracking, read here.

Clear notes that goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress. At Key2Success, we feel that goals play an important part in keeping your “eye on the prize” and establishing benchmarks.

The Key2Success Planning system is designed to first establish your annual goals, then quarterly, then monthly, weekly, and daily. The pages are designed as worksheets to help you hone your focus and identify the assets and liabilities that will impact your success journey.

Looking for more books to help you develop healthy habits? Check out our list here.