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James Clear

Disciplines:
writing
productivity
habits
self-help/self-improvement

Summary

American author — author of Atomic Habits — whose 3-2-1 newsletter and blog on habits built an audience of millions before the book — whose 2018 book became one of the best-selling self-help books of all time.

Core Contribution

Creates the habit system framework — Atomic Habits's four-law framework (make it obvious, make it attractive, make it easy, make it satisfying) is the most actionable implementation of habit formation research in popular form, synthesizing Duhigg, BJ Fogg, and academic habit research.

Notable Works & Achievements

Atomic Habits

3-2-1 Newsletter

Historical Influences

Charles Duhigg BJ Fogg Nir Eyal

Intellectual Lineage

Hamilton, OhioDenison University3-2-1 newsletter and blogAtomic Habits

Contemporaries & Peers

Charles Duhigg BJ Fogg Wendy Wood

Minds Influenced

Habits self-help genre

Intellectual Posterity

Atomic Habits Four Laws of Behavior Change 3-2-1 Newsletter James Clear as habits authority

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