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Atomic Habits

James Clear

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Good but a little obvious

There is some great information in this book and some well-worded points that make you think. Overall, I do recommend it. However, a large portion did feel rather obvious to me and therefore felt a little boring. It was still worth it for those pieces of gold that helped change the way I think about myself and my goals. Just needed to push through the parts that weren't as captivating.

I can see why people love this book. I think the overall message is fantastic: don't focus on the end goal, and make little changes each day to improve yourself. Good habits result in big changes over time.

But at this point, I feel like I've read so many books on productivity and self-improvement, it all starts to sound the same. While his approach is different, it's clear that all of these books are built for the neurotypical brain.

This makes sense since it will cover the vast majority of people. But the thing is, most neurotypical people don't even need a book like this because good habits almost come naturally.

I've downloaded every habit-tracking app. Even the fun ones where every time you complete a habit, you feed a virtual pet or grow a garden. None of them work for me. If anything, using the app itself is just one more habit to complete. Notifications don't work. It's like I don't see them. Right now I have a reminder to write in my gratitude journal. That's not happening.

When I see 50 unread emails, I tell myself I'll read them later. I will do everything later. Later never comes. I don't do things I don't want to do in the moment - period.

But maybe productivity just isn't for me. And instead of blaming all these books, I should just accept it. I may be the problem.
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i now have a clear understanding of how to implement habits :D.. thanks james CLEAR
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