This book gives practical examples and anecdotes to make comprehension easy and creates an interest in reading.  The style of writing is lucid, interesting, and informal.

James Clear introduces the theme by stating, Changes that seem small and insignificant will produce remarkable results if you stick to them for years. He highlights the need to not underestimate the value of making small improvements on a daily basis. It is not such a gigantic task to change your habits. The author says Success is the result of daily habits.

James Clear suggests several tools and techniques to build a new habit and to get over a bad one.  True stories from Olympic champions, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians inspire the readers to who use the science of small habits successfully.

There are 4 laws suggested to cultivate / inhibit a habit.  They are (1) make it obvious, (2) make it attractive, (3) make it easy, and (4) make it satisfying

Though simple language several psychological principles and theories are explained.

One of the ways to build a new habit is to identify a current habit you already do each day and then stack your new behaviour on top. This is called habit stacking.

Temptation bundling is one way to apply a psychology theory known as Premack’s Principle or the relativity theory of reinforcement, states that more probable behaviors will reinforce less probable behaviors.

With each repetition, cell-to-cell signaling improves and the neural connections tighten.- Hebbs Law leading to the famous adage “Neurons that fire together wire together”. Goodhart’s Law  deals with how to Stick with Good Habits every Day.

The Goldilocks Rule states that humans experience peak motivation when working on tasks that are right on the edge of their current abilities. This is explained with analogy of a  pot of boiling water which will soften a potato but harden an egg. You can’t control whether you’re a potato or an egg, but you can decide to be hard or soft.

This book is a page turner and  is well worth a read.