Our current habits will have a significant impact on our future. So investing our time, money, and energy in improving our habits is an investment that can pay off handsomely. To succeed in life, we must master a few core habits, and the rest are extensions of those habits.

We can develop good habits that could significantly alter the direction of our lives by reading nonfiction books and acting on the lessons we gain from them. In this memo, I’m going to discuss 5 Books that will assist you in building those fundamental habits.

1. A Habit Of Taking Action

The rule is as simple as it sounds, and it is an incredible weapon in the fight against procrastination.

And you’ll also learn how you can use the 5-second rule to become happier, healthier, and more productive.

The 5-Second Rule:

“The moment you have the instinct to act on a goal you must 5–4–3–2–1 and physically move or your brain will stop you.”

This rule won't trap you in analysis paralysis and you'll no longer wait for the perfect time to start any activity.

The book is divided into five sections in which you will learn about how it works, where and how you can apply it, and how courage changes your behavior and mind. It also includes various social media posts from people who used this rule and saw major changes in their lives.

2. A Habit of Staying Consistent

Atomic Habits provides tested frameworks and delivers actionable tips that will show you just how to develop positive habits, break bad ones, and master the minute actions that produce amazing outcomes. Plus learn the value of consistency!

These are thetop three lessons I learned from Atomic Habits:

To alter your behaviors, alter your identity.

Ignore your goals and concentrate on the system.

Motivation is overrated. Create a space that supports your habits.

This book helps build good habits, and break bad ones.

3. A Habit of Saying “NO” to the Unimportant Things

Essentialism is not some ideology that you have to add to your overstuffed life, it’s a lifestyle, a simpler way of doing everything. You must make it a core component of who you are; it is not something you do occasionally.

It’s divided into four parts:

The first part outlines the core mindset of an essentialist, and the following three transform the mindset into a methodical process for the disciplined pursuit of less. It also guides you in creating a system to filter out what truly matters.

This book will assist you in making good quality decisions based on an essentialist mindset and also improve your productivity in the process. A must-read for any leader, manager, or individual who wants to learn how to do less, but better, in every area of their lives.