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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

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samchase112's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

This was the perfect book to close out February and make my leap day "productive"! James Clear explains his ideas about habits and routines with such clarity, providing actionable tips that can easily be applied to readers' own lives. I can definitely see what all the hype is about, and I'm looking forward to a possible future reread with the physical book, so I can better highlight and take notes. Already, I've experienced the really wonderful effects of tracking one page per day (thanks, Storygraph!), and thanks to this book, I think it might be time to invest in creating a habit tracker for other habits as well — and transform my life for the better.

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jessi_c's review against another edition

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informative reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.5

Timely to tackle this audiobook while in the midst of a lifestyle change. Acquired new tools from this listen to assess my current habits and what I need to work on professionally and creatively. Very enlightening.

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the_robyn's review against another edition

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adventurous informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

Enjoyed this book for the helpful advice on how to get rid of bad habits and replace them with new ones. Some ideas were genuinely new to me, and for what it's worth, the new-to-me tidbits have already helped me keep going on a positive habit that I've had troubles sticking with in the past. I found those parts very digestible and clear.

That said, there's a couple things I didn't love - the incessant self-promotion, where the author promotes his blog and newsletter in what feels like every chapter (and they're short). I also didn't love his insistence on how missing a habit twice is apparently a complete disaster!? Anyone with a chronic condition, or, I guess, simply a life where sometimes your days don't all look the same, can attest, this doesn't always work, as much as you want it to. If your bike has a flat or your car breaks down on your way to the gym, or your kid's sick or you're sick or a family member needs help, I'd venture most people would prioritize helping with / fixing those things rather than adamantly trucking on with their habits because a guy said so in a book, or that's how you get to be "successful". a) life happens, and b) not everyone has the freedom to design every single one of their days around a very specific routine they can lay out for themselves.

Oh and, for the love of everything holy, DO NOT give your passwords to other people so they can "reset them for you every week" to hold you accountable. How anybody comes up with a suggestion like that is beyond me.

Also steer clear of at the very least the intro chapter if you don't like to read about injury/medical details, since there was a fair bit of that in there.

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sevensableyes's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

4.5

If you're struggling with habits, this is the book to grab. After reading, I looked up a YouTube video discussing the main points of this book, which has made it easier to review and apply it to my own habits.

The writing is easy to follow, it's repetitve (as most self-help books are) but it doesn't feel boring.

The main point that stuck with me: "just show up". I find myself repeating that phrase whenever I need to start a task I have no energy for. It's a small thing, but it's really helpful.

I'm looking forward to revisiting this in this book and taking more notes.

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tallhousecookies's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

I'm not one for self-help books in general because a lot of the ones that are popular tend to have the message of "Think positively and everything will get better." This is not that kind of book. Sure, it doesn't tend to address the systemic or health-related issues that could prevent you from living the life you dream about, but it breaks down the science and psychology of habits in a way that is attainable and actionable, which is a lot more than I can say for most self-help. I ended up taking a lot of notes throughout, which is generally a good sign for me. It's not a perfect book, but it did make the prospect of achieving your goals attainable.

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