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A review by lpm100
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Book Review
Atomic Habits
5/5 stars
"The 2018 version of Covey's '7 Habits.....'"
*******
This book is already sold 15 million copies, so I don't think I can add much more to the 134,000 plus reviews that have already been posted on Amazon.
Just a few general points:
This book reminds me of "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" - - to the point of being even about the same topic (habits).
It also has resonances to that book in the fact that ZERO information here is new, but this old wine is repackaged in beautiful new bottles that make it all the more palatable.
This book is not one that needs to be read and gotten rid of right away.
I have a colleague who has actually read this book three times.
The first time is probably to get a first pass grip on the ideas.
The second time would be to map the strategies onto some habits that you want to correct.
And the third time would probably be to check and see how well your project went and where there is any leakage.
Of the book:
-20 chapters over ≈240 pages of prose
-estimated about 240 points citations (Well sourced)
-Very easy reading. Great writing and Great narrative arc.
Verdict: Strongly recommended.
Atomic Habits
5/5 stars
"The 2018 version of Covey's '7 Habits.....'"
*******
This book is already sold 15 million copies, so I don't think I can add much more to the 134,000 plus reviews that have already been posted on Amazon.
Just a few general points:
This book reminds me of "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" - - to the point of being even about the same topic (habits).
It also has resonances to that book in the fact that ZERO information here is new, but this old wine is repackaged in beautiful new bottles that make it all the more palatable.
This book is not one that needs to be read and gotten rid of right away.
I have a colleague who has actually read this book three times.
The first time is probably to get a first pass grip on the ideas.
The second time would be to map the strategies onto some habits that you want to correct.
And the third time would probably be to check and see how well your project went and where there is any leakage.
Of the book:
-20 chapters over ≈240 pages of prose
-estimated about 240 points citations (Well sourced)
-Very easy reading. Great writing and Great narrative arc.
Verdict: Strongly recommended.