I read about 2/3rds of atomic habits. There's some pretty good psychology stuff in there and basic behavior things, but I had a couple issues with the book. 1.

I read about 2/3rds of atomic habits. There's some pretty good psychology stuff in there and basic behavior things, but I had a couple issues with the book. 1. The author made me feel bad about myself and acted like the book could solve all my problems. To me this is a big no no for a self help book. 2. The premise of surrounding yourself with people that have good habits, and you'll just adapt to be like them. I don't jive with the assumption that you will adapt to and become like everyone else in your environment. I've spent a lot of time in my life feeling out of place in the environment I'm in, and the book made me feel like I should just naturally adapt, become like the people around me, and feel like I belong. It just has not rang true for me in my life. I do adapt to my environment, but that hasn't always made me feel like I belong or feel happy and part of my environment. He uses the example of some kids raised and home schooled to play chess extremely well from a young age. The kids become chess masters and they're happy as adults. The author claims that they adapted to their environment of playing chess all the time. First of all I couldn't believe that the author didn't make a joke about how absurd a life of only playing chess from a young age is. But I'm pretty sure there are plenty of examples of overbearing parents where this type of thing did not work for the kids.