Scan barcode
Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
89 reviews
devhens's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia and Addiction
ash_tree57's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
1.25
So I think there were nuggets of good advice? Yes. Do I think they were overshadowed by the immense amount of neurotypical leaning advice and breakdowns? Yes. Am I saying no neurodivergent person can get anything out of it? Absolutely not. My husband (also ND) has loved it so far and finds it all easy to implement. This is also someone who would eat the same 5-6 meals (and I may be overstating the choices) every single day. He doesn't have problems setting up habits and routines, that's his specialty. Heck, it's practically his love language as he helps me develop habits. I, on the other hand, am not my husband. I need a lot of help because if it's not directly on my mind at that very moment it's dead to me and my brain. And the advice given didn't really talk about the nitty gritty of how to work with that. Sure, he talked about habit stacking. If you're like me, don't expect it to be a cure all. I have my meds in my bathroom for when I get ready, yet in the time it takes me to brush my teeth, I will forget there was more to do. The most grievous piece of advice for my ADHD brain though was "you'll never achieve mastery until you learn to fall in love with boredom" with exactly ZERO advice on how to do that. I left this book feeling ashamed of my ND brain and discouraged about my ability to develop better habits. But honestly, this book is just not designed for, at least, my ADHD brain. ND folks be warned.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism and Fatphobia
There are many examples of dieting and losing weight as proof of habits "working". Please be forewarned if this is triggering. I also said ableism because he kept reiterating how easy everything was and how this is *the* method. Which kind of implies if you can't do it, as I can't as an ND individual and guess many others would struggle with, what's wrong with you?greencalcite's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.0
Is there a self help book on habits that’s not anti-fat? I’ll check out his templates, still.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia
impossibleprobable's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia
rosie_b's review
Don’t think I’m the intended audience as someone with ADHD who’s read a lot about forming habits. Didn’t like constant examples of dieting & can imagine it would be triggering for some. There are definitely common examples the author could have used instead.
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia and Eating disorder
vicjp's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia and Body shaming
sarapalmerrd's review against another edition
medium-paced
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Fatphobia
Trigger warning for those with eating disorder/disordered eating. Would not recommend.lazalantinh's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia
astridaw's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
I liked the easily explained and applicable techniques that he suggested. Overall a good, helpful book with many great perspectives and examples making it easy to understand and follow. However, i didn't love the constant weight loss, diet and "health" references, since those were habits he advocated for but I myself was trying to let go off. I think it would be good with some more nuance on that particular subject (wouldn't have bothered me if he hadn't mentioned it so very often) and would not recommend to someone who finds diet culture triggering, even though that wasn't the intentention of the book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia
Minor: Eating disorder
can be triggering for someone with history of disordered eating, a lot of diet and weight loss references (not the main focus of the book but often used as an example).jessicayoungart's review
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia