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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
It’s not bad per se, it feels like it exists more for the author to have published a book than because the content necessitated a book.
I thought this was going to be a lot of "optimize your life" BS but it was actually really attainable advice that made me think about the things that I want to achieve and how I could go about doing it.
It may have been the audio book.
The concept of this book - self help regarding habit formation and breaking - is a good one. But it was just so repetitious.
Reminded me of the old PowerPoint presentation guide: Tell 'em what you're going to tell 'em. Tell 'em. Tell 'em what you told 'em. The same point would be made several times using different examples or metaphors or explanations, which I did not enjoy as it felt patronising.
A little more thought could have gone into abridging the audio book format, particularly by removing the extremely repetitive chapter summaries, which, as each chapter was very short, were unecessary. This would have made it a more pleasurable listen.
And aside from the format, the material was largely taken from other works in behavioural psychology. At least this was honestly done, with attribution where necessary. But I'm a psychology graduate, so little of it was new to me.
Alas. I thought this book would be far more helpful than it was. But I have made a habit of writing reviews now (without this book's help) so I'm making progress!
The concept of this book - self help regarding habit formation and breaking - is a good one. But it was just so repetitious.
Reminded me of the old PowerPoint presentation guide: Tell 'em what you're going to tell 'em. Tell 'em. Tell 'em what you told 'em. The same point would be made several times using different examples or metaphors or explanations, which I did not enjoy as it felt patronising.
A little more thought could have gone into abridging the audio book format, particularly by removing the extremely repetitive chapter summaries, which, as each chapter was very short, were unecessary. This would have made it a more pleasurable listen.
And aside from the format, the material was largely taken from other works in behavioural psychology. At least this was honestly done, with attribution where necessary. But I'm a psychology graduate, so little of it was new to me.
Alas. I thought this book would be far more helpful than it was. But I have made a habit of writing reviews now (without this book's help) so I'm making progress!
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When I was first encouraged to read Atomic Habits, they told me that the biggest lesson of the book was to create 2-minute habits. I really wish that they hadn't told me that as I thought "Oh okay, that's really simple, I don't need to read a whole book about that," when the reality is that that lesson is only a small chunk of the book. At first, I didn't believe the 2-minute rule was feasible at all. You can with some things, but not with others, like I can't do a muay thai class for 2 minutes (it takes me 15 minutes just to get there), but this book touches on so many more (in my opinion) important lessons to incorporate that don't relate to habits being 2 minutes long. You can still create 2-minute habits, but at the end of the day, it's not a make or break.
A lot of these lessons are simple and when you read it, you realise that these aren't mind-bending tricks or secrets at all. Regardless, I encountered so many lightbulb moments whilst reading, and it really turned my perspective around on a lot of what I was doing and what I need to do in the future. The very clear (heh) way that this was written helped, though I will agree that at times it was a bit repetitive, however the real-life examples and studies also ensured that the book was never really boring at any point. I enjoyed reading this non-fiction self-help book, which is great praise.
I also highly appreciate that this book transparently acknowledges and embraces that human beings are lazy pieces of shit. I am so god damn lazy, I may not look it but man do I hate to do work. This book understands that, then says "okay, here is how to work with your laziness, not against it." It knows that motivation can only get you so far and it's usually outweighed by laziness, and that the neverending pool of 'passion' so touted by other self-help entrepreneurs just aren't that deep in the average person. So we work with what we got, the book teaches us on how to delude ourselves and find creative ways to be lazy and still achieve our goals. Really work smart, not hard.
I'm not entirely sure if I'll incorporate every single lesson and to what extent, but reading this book (and not a summary of it) has really opened my eyes on a lot of the human mindset in a way that seems realistic and workable. If I incorporate any self-help book, it's definitely this one.
A lot of these lessons are simple and when you read it, you realise that these aren't mind-bending tricks or secrets at all. Regardless, I encountered so many lightbulb moments whilst reading, and it really turned my perspective around on a lot of what I was doing and what I need to do in the future. The very clear (heh) way that this was written helped, though I will agree that at times it was a bit repetitive, however the real-life examples and studies also ensured that the book was never really boring at any point. I enjoyed reading this non-fiction self-help book, which is great praise.
I also highly appreciate that this book transparently acknowledges and embraces that human beings are lazy pieces of shit. I am so god damn lazy, I may not look it but man do I hate to do work. This book understands that, then says "okay, here is how to work with your laziness, not against it." It knows that motivation can only get you so far and it's usually outweighed by laziness, and that the neverending pool of 'passion' so touted by other self-help entrepreneurs just aren't that deep in the average person. So we work with what we got, the book teaches us on how to delude ourselves and find creative ways to be lazy and still achieve our goals. Really work smart, not hard.
I'm not entirely sure if I'll incorporate every single lesson and to what extent, but reading this book (and not a summary of it) has really opened my eyes on a lot of the human mindset in a way that seems realistic and workable. If I incorporate any self-help book, it's definitely this one.
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inspiring
reflective
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Unpopular opinion: While there were some good points here and there, overall the book felt very repetitive. - I can see how this would be helpful for some people though!