Steven Bartlett
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THE FIVE MINUTE RULE THAT REWIRES YOUR BRAIN

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December 12, 2025

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Are tiny decisions today secretly deciding your next decade?

Today’s guest has spent more than 10 years studying why those small choices decide whether you grow into the person you want to be or stay tied to the person you’ve been.

James Clear has changed how more than 25 million people view their small daily choices through his book ‘Atomic Habits’.

His work guides people to understand how the way they see themselves, the everyday routines they’re surrounded by, and how tiny actions compound into a life that feels easier to manage and easier to improve.

Most people think change comes from willpower or motivation - James’s work reveals something very different.

We answer:

- How do you use the paperclip method to stay consistent with any habit?

- Why some habits stick and others fall apart?

- How do you redesign the situations around you so that change becomes easier?

- What is the real cost of perfectionism?

- How can you create momentum when they feel stuck?

My conversation with James taught me that real change doesn’t come from dramatic moments. It comes from something as small as making the first two minutes of a habit so easy you can’t avoid it.

He taught me how most people don’t really need motivation - they need clearer steps.

What James taught me is that change doesn’t need to feel overwhelming. When you break things down into simple steps, it becomes something anyone can return to - even on difficult days.

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