⚛ What is Atomic Sketches?

Then Atomic Sketches may be just what you need! Based on principles in James Clear's book Atomic Habits, this method teaches habit formation through a simple yet powerful framework.

To form a habit, you need

  1. motivation

  2. frictionless action

  3. consistency

  4. a motivating environment, and

  5. social accountability.

I personally tried and tested these principles in the world of Sketchnoting. By creating one Sketchnote a day, without fail, for two years, I developed a habit that has helped me in countless ways.

But Sketchnotes are more than just a tool for learning this system. They are a process that teaches persistence, progress, and creativity. By venturing out of your comfort zone and sharing your work with the world, you can become more confident and develop a growth mindset.

To help you on your journey, I've created a WhatsApp group called Daily Doodle. This group provides daily prompts for Atomic Sketches to get you started.

🧩 How are we going to do this?

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Once you join the whatsapp group, you’ll see nothing 🙄. That’s how whatsapp group works. Previous conversations aren’t visible to new members.

Hold your patience and follow the steps below

  1. Read the instructions in group description. It’s same as below 😜
  2. 🥷🏼Introduce yourself - name, interest, what brings you to the group
  3. 📒Get yourself a mini diary with blank pages. You don’t want your sketches to be ruined by rules 😜
    1. No worries if you don’t have a diary. Take blank A4 sheet and fold in 8 parts. Use one block for every day. Once a sheet is over either use other side or get a new sheet
  4. 🔖Wait for the next prompt. A text prompt is given daily. Example - umbrella, block, etc.
  5. Once you get the prompt
    1. ✏️Take pen/pencil/marker and paper/post it (ideally blank)
    2. ✍🏼Draw some illustration visualizing the prompt. Don’t take more than 20 seconds
    3. ⏱️Force yourself to draw it in 20 seconds. Whatever shape size.
    4. 🤳🏼Take a picture. Use Microsoft Lens to get a glitch free image. Crop to discard any unwanted things in image
    5. 📲Post it in the group.

📐 Some Rules