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Has anyone read the book referenced at the beginning of the blog article, "The Power of Habit"? Or a similar book? If so, would you recommend reading it?
by mcdonje 3y ago
Has anyone read the book referenced at the beginning of the blog article, "The Power of Habit"? Or a similar book? If so, would you recommend reading it?
- shepherdjerred 3y agoA similar book, Atomic Habits, is okay. Like all self-help, buying a book and reading it is the easy part. What matters is actually _applying_ what you learn. The snippet about building habits at the end of the article represents the core techniques of forming habits.
- timacles 3y agoNot really IMO. Like most self help books, the book is around an extremely simple concept with way too much filler to try to make it into a book. Besides being boring and repetitive... Applying them to my own life was way too much of a stretch, felt like a lab rat having science experiments done on it. Atomic habits is way better, and approachable if you're trying to actually change your behavior