Atomic Habits

James Book is one of the most helpful books I’ve ever read! The reason is that his lessons can be applied to almost all areas of life and can truly transform your life. It teaches you how to create new habits that actually stick with you. This can be for eating healthier, starting to take cold showers or becoming a better friend. It teaches the philosophy of becoming 1% better every single day. Over one year this makes you 37.78% better! We always believe that we have to change everything in one day. But this is not possible we have to make incremental improvements consistent. That’s how we gradually change our habits and it actually also becomes your new comfort zone. Another very important lesson from the book is the importance of your environment, especially the kind of people you surround yourself with. Moreover, the book underscores the profound impact of one's environment on shaping habits. James emphasizes the significance of the company we keep, highlighting the influential role of the people surrounding us. He delves into the idea that changing one's environment can be a catalyst for change, urging readers to be mindful of their surroundings, both at home and at work. It is super helpful to leave positive cues (like having fruits on your desk instead of chocolate). I also really appreciated the structure of this book, because it always summarized the main paint at the end of each chapter. Atomic Habits is not just a self-help book but actually a trandformative manual offering the reader helpful tools to become the best version of yourself. This book will resonate long after you have finished it. ...weiterlesen

This book is all about how small changes can make a big difference in our lives. Clear says, that by focusing on these small things we do every day, we can make our lives better. He uses stories and examples that make it easy to understand how our habits shape our lives. One thing that stands out is how easy the book is to read. It feels like Clear is talking directly to you, and he shares his own struggles, which makes you feel like you're not alone in trying to make changes. Some might find some of the stories a bit too much, but I think it really helped getting into the topic. Clear also says it's more important to focus on the little things we do every day than to just think about our big goals (often without real action!). This is helpful because it encourages us to make changes that we can keep doing for a long time, because they each don't require a ton of effort.  The book is organized really well, with each part building on the last. Clear makes it simple to understand even if you're not a science expert. One of the best things is that Clear gives us easy steps we can follow to make good changes. Personally, I feel like it plays a big role in what kind of environment one is living / grew up in, but i guess theres something in there for everone. In summary, the book is an easy-to-read book that can help you make positive changes in your life. While it might simplify things sometimes and could talk more about the tough parts of changing habits, it's still useful if you want to improve yourself. I read this book for a class at University and it inspired me to change my bad habit of not being productive in the mornings. Of course, it will be a long way until it will be easy for me to just jump out of bed and start watching recorded lectures on my laptop... but even the tiny step of not lying wide awake in bed at 8 a.m. and scrolling on my Phone, but instead getting up and eating breakfast in front of my laptop while planning the day has helped me be more productive during the day and never having to watch any lectures in the evening because I just didn't get to it before. So if that does sound like a success to you, I can really recommend Atomic Habits! ...weiterlesen