Reviews - Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

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Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

More good stuff to understand how our brains work. Also - It is Not another horrible "where's my cheese" book. As another reviewer said "Most of the time, when I read a book on leadership or personal growth that has a business focus or context, the thing is so loaded with buzzwords and condescending parable nonsense that it's next to unreadable. This is not one of those books."

wonceuponatime's review against another edition

4.0

I found "Switch" to be a very good book with a lot of very helpful insights into making positive changes, whether it be a personal issue, or if you are trying to make changes in a workplace or community. Most of us instinctively resist change, but we experience it every day, and it is necessary to learn and grow. Through examples and real-life stories, the authors offer lots of helpful insight. It is a fairly readable book, but I found it to be so full of good information that it took a while to read. I would read a few pages, then digest the information for a few days before returning to the book. Still, I would recommend it to anyone who is trying to make change easier in the own lives or the lives of people around them.

adventurepantsmcgee's review against another edition

4.0

I feel like the idea of the rider and the elephant was a bit oversimplified, but maybe that's what readers need sometimes. Ones who lack a degree in psychology, anyway. I enjoyed this book, and feel that it had a good amount of case studies.

freetobme's review against another edition

5.0

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

Loved. Very practical, helpful, encouraging. Would like to read it again. At the time I started I wanted to read fiction, but I was led to this instead and it was just what I needed. It helped motivate me to push toward the changes I’d like to see, even if it’s just a baby step, rather than be stuck for even longer because I don’t have the time and energy needed and/or I’m waiting for something else to fall into place or someone to help me.

dollychugh's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this book. Beautifully crafted and thoughtfully simple. The examples are excellent and the research is put to good use (accurately reported but still accessible to a non-academic).

mdillon426's review against another edition

3.0

informative slow-paced

This was interesting, but not my favorite. Recommended professional development reading, and it had some interesting case studies but the thesis could have been a 25 page essay.