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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
3 reviews
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.
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.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.
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
zoesphina's review against another edition
fast-paced
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, and Rape
Minor: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Medical content, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual assault
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