Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg

12 reviews

annaliseg's review

Was really business focused when I was looking for something more like Atomic Habits

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Addiction

angelfoodcakes's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.0

Interesting if you want to learn about things like the science behind and ethical debates surrounding habits and habit formation. I enjoyed the read, however, I can understand why people looking for books on how to form better habits or change old ones might not. If you’re looking for straightforward advice in this case you’d be better off reading Atomic Habits, but that’s not to say there’s nothing to be learned from this.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Medical trauma, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Minor: Pregnancy

While this book is about the science of habit formation, it uses real world examples to discuss these topics and they can get pretty graphic at times. This includes a detailed breakdown of the 1987 King’s Cross fire, a description of a botched brain surgery, discussions of a man murdering his wife in his sleep, and of course several examples of addiction.

ressicajicks's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

I liked this book overall but the last chapter about the woman’s gambling addiction didn’t sit right with me. I understand the correlation between addiction and habit, but the emphasis on “personal responsibility” towards the end felt like it was missing the forest for the trees. It is very easy to attribute overcoming any addiction to “personal responsibility” and “simply adjusting your habits” but this ignores the sociological factors that tend to play into addictions (not to mention genetic or environmental). I realize this was a book about habits and not addiction specifically, but perhaps then an example other than addiction could have been more appropriate to compare to the man who killed his wife in his sleep. Overall I appreciated the research that went into the book and I learned a lot about how our brains tend to function - let’s see if I can implement it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Addiction, and Racism

gemstonejasper's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Addiction, and Mental illness

Minor: Murder

marlihe's review

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

I checked this audio book out from the library thinking that it would be some standard, mushy self help. I just wanted something to inspire me to make changes in my routine. I was so pleasantly surprised that it was much more than that! The book goes into so many interesting case studies and is very well researched, with lots of evidence to back up all of the information provided. Listening to it felt like listening to that one really interesting episode of a podcast that you want to tell someone about later, but for hours and hours. It had both items for personal reflection, as well as stories that put the behaviors of our society in perspective. Plus the corporate section has some very interesting discussions of data analysis, which I found fascinating. Beyond just being interesting, it did provide me with the inspiration I was looking for - and even better, the context in which to think of my habits as I try to adjust them. The book was interesting and informative, and I’m sure everyone would be able to relate to at least some of the stories told in it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Addiction

Minor: Grief, Sexual violence, Racism, Dementia, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Abandonment, Death of parent, Rape, Murder, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Death, Hate crime, and Addiction

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

This was a really interesting read, and I'll definitely be going back to it for curriculum-writing. There were some places where I felt like the author was trying to push "habit" a little too far, but it all made sense. I am wondering how the author feels about Starbucks now that they're completely anti-labor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Medical content, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, and Abandonment

Minor: Abortion, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

readwithkel's review against another edition

inspiring medium-paced

4.5

This was a really good, insightful read. I felt like the end was a little abrupt, but I was able to take a lot away from this book. Definitely worth the read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Death

j4cq's review against another edition

2.5

strayed so far from the point with excessively detailed examples that i forgot the point entirely. used quotes that included slurs that could’ve definitely been left out. 
learned some fun facts 

2.5/5 ⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Homophobia, Murder, and Rape

chxska's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

personally did not care for part 2/the business section, but overall very comprehensive. the examples provided were also interesting enough to keep me reading, and they explained the underlying theory well.
again, i personally just wasn’t interested in the second part lol. i feel like there’s something ethically wrong with some of these these businesses using their knowledge on habits to manipulate consumers, but i don’t really know how to explain it lmao don’t come for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

mayr3adsab00k's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Addiction, and Alcoholism