Episode 482: Merry Christmas! Neal and Toby speak with James Clear who wrote the book ‘Atomic Habits’ on how to set and accomplish your biggest goals for 2025. Subscribe to Morning Brew Daily for more of the news you need to start your day. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow
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Good morning, Brew Daily Show. I'm Neil Freiman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, we're serving up a classic from the MBD archive.
An interview with the author of Atomic Habits, James Clear. It's Wednesday, December 25th. Merry Christmas, and let's ride. Hope you all are settling in to open your presents right now. Maybe some MBD swag if you're lucky. We also hope you're enjoying some time with friends and family. And if you are, thanks for carving out a moment of your day to spend with us as well.
Today's episode is one of our all-time favorites. James Clear, the author of the bestselling book, Atomic Habits. James is a deep thinker about all things self-improvement. He will help you learn the right and the wrong ways to set goals.
how to actually get yourself to the gym, and whether my old soccer coach's motivation techniques were brilliant or bogus. This was originally recorded last year, but the wisdom in it holds true to this day, and we think you'll get a lot out of the conversation. Enjoy.
James, thanks for joining us. Hey, happy to do it. Thanks for having me. Many people listening to this are probably thinking about their New Year's resolutions, but before they think too hard about them, do you believe this exercise is even worthwhile? Does it even make sense to set goals on New Year's at an annual cadence?
Yeah, it's totally fine. You know, there actually is some research that shows that I think they call it like the fresh start effect, but basically beginning of the day, beginning of the week, beginning of the year, beginning of the month. Anytime that you kind of have this feeling of rebirth or starting anew, there is a little bit of a rise in motivation. So it's a natural thing.
I mean, you know, we all do it because we're all kind of thinking about how can my next year be better than my last year? And, you know, what am I hoping to achieve and so on? So it's a very natural thing. I don't think there's anything wrong with using that momentum or using that motivation for you.
There also isn't any reason to wait if you feel like making a change earlier in the year or at a different time. There's nothing special about waiting until January, but certainly momentum is a powerful thing. And if you feel like you have some now, then go ahead and take advantage of it.
Speaking of last year, last December you posted this thought starter to your newsletter readers. It's one year from now, the habit you were hoping to build during the year didn't stick. What is the most likely reason it failed? Why is predicting the reason a habit failed in the future worth thinking about in the present now?
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