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I've been applying Atomic Habits for over 90 days, and here are the best tips (the ones that helped me the most) that you can start applying literally today

1. Change your environment.

If I'm sitting at my desktop with all my games already downloaded, I WILL open them up. If there are chips at my desk, I WILL eat them.

So the best thing you can do to fix this? Just completely remove the option. Delete games and stop buying those snacks!

2. Reward yourself for good behavior.

We all know social media is a master at farming our dopamine. You click on a post like this one, get some value, and then your brain just becomes happy and feels satisfied.

But you need to reward yourself for actually doing good things, and deny that satisfaction for doing bad things.

If I want to scroll social media? I have to do it right after I finish a chore. Have the urge to listen to music? Totally fine, but I have to do it while washing the dishes.

3. Just five minutes is enough.

Sometimes a task seems so huge that you just don't even feel like touching it. To fix this, just start the task for exactly 5 minutes.

Writing a book just becomes opening Google Docs and writing one sentence. Doing the dishes becomes washing a single plate. Running 1KM becomes just putting your running shoes on.

4. 10% effort is better than 0% effort.

I know they say success lies in the fat tails, but 10% is always better than 0% any day of the week. We really need to normalize giving just 10% when we are drained.

To apply all this I've been using simple notes, and when I had no acess to them I've just used Growy Goals Tracker app.

That's basically it. I really hope this helps you start building new and better habits)

I'm also curious, what are your guys favorite takeaways from this book?

I used to spend so much time trying to optimize every single hour of my day and juggling like fifty different tasks at the same time. But the honest truth is: it just never worked out for me. I was constantly missing deadlines, I couldn't stick to any kind of fitness routine, and I was just completely burned out from trying to multitask my way into being a successful entrepreneur.

Then I heard about this book called The One Thing by Gary Keller on a random podcast, and I am so glad I actually decided to read it. It completely shattered my old approach to work, daily goals, and productivity in general.

The core idea is simple: if you chase two rabbits, you won't catch either of them. Success is sequential, not simultaneous, and we have basically all been lied to about the value of trying to do everything at exactly the same time.

Here are the three main takeaways that actually helped me on my journey and that I still use after 6 month:

The focusing question

The whole book revolves around this one continuous question: "What is the one thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?" This isn't just about massive life goals, it's literally about your morning routine or even your next hour. It forces you to stop confusing being busy with actually being productive. It just narrows your vision down until you find the highest-leverage action right in front of you. Working 12 hours a day is completely unnecessary; what is actually necessary is doing the right work.

Multitasking is a total lie

The book explains that every single time you switch tasks, there is a switching cost. Your brain isn't a computer, so you aren't really doing two things at once. You are just doing two things poorly and rapidly draining your mental battery in the process. Multitasking is honestly just an opportunity to mess up more than one thing at the exact same time.

The domino effect

You really don't need to knock over a massive wall of goals all at once. You just need to find the lead domino and knock that one over first. Because one domino can easily knock over another larger one, and an even larger one right after that. The compounding effect is incredibly real, but it takes time.

To execute on all of this, I started out just using normal notes since the book gives you a step-by-step plan on what to do. Also later on, I started using theapp called Growy: goal & focus tracker, to track my goals here and be more focused.

It's officially my 6th month of maintaining this new daily system, and I wouldn't trade where I am today to get a single one of those old habits back.

If your lack of focus feels like a permanent personality trait right now, this book is definitely the best next read for you.

A few weeks ago, I was working on my productivity app, Growy, day to day without even thinking about investors. I honestly thought it was too hard to get one, so it never even crossed my mind.

But then one day, I was just talking about my app here on Reddit, and a random guy DMs me. It turned out he was actually an investor, and he just asked me if I ever had it in my mind to let someone invest in my project.

Honestly, it still sounds completely crazy to me. But right now we are literally about to sign a $100k deal for 12% equity.

I just want to share with all of you guys, based on our calls, what an investor actually looks at (and no, it's not just your revenue):

Early on, they are really investing in the person, not just the code or the 5k/mo you're making right now. He told me that seeing my passion and hunger, and sharing my actual struggles, showed him I was real, consistent, and most importantly, someone who will actually solve problems and not just give up right there.

If you have solved problems before, not just once, then tell them. Don't be afraid to admit there were problems, because we literally all have them.

2. The “future prospective”

We talked a lot about the vision. He didn't just want to see what the app is today, but where it's actually going. You just have to show them the bigger picture and how your app fits right into the market.

3. The unit economics

I didn't just show him downloads or revenue numbers. I showed him that I spent months optimizing our conversion rates and ARPU (Average Revenue Per User).

I laid out the math: when we finally take his money to scale ads, we are gonna be way more profitable than some basic app with a $1-2 ARPU.

You can anchor to your metrics, but make sure it makes sense for your specific situation and future plans. Since I'm taking this money specifically to run ads, ARPU is the most important metric if you want to be profitable right after the first purchase.

You really don't need to reinvent the wheel. Just build something that actually works, share your real journey, and know your numbers inside out.

(btw the screenshot is from the app, just to showcase what it was built for)

Don't think that it's unreal to find an investor, just be absolutely sure you want it this much, so that you don't quit halfway through.