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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
29 reviews
llegsi's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
sleeping_raccoon's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
Minor: Addiction
Some of the language this book used made me a little uncomfortable with myself as a person who has struggled with an eating disorder in the past. He provides examples of the ways techniques might be implemented, and often those examples are things like tracking calories or weighing yourself every morning. He puts a disclaimer at the end of the book saying that tracking every little thing is not conducive to health, but literally starts the book by saying that weighing yourself every morning is an example of a good habit (with the caveat of that depending on who you are- but there is no acknowledgement of why this kind of thinking might be legitimately dangerous for many people). He consistently uses weight loss as a metric for progress, despite his whole book being about steps towards a goal. Why not look at how much stronger they became instead? Another example: I don’t necessarily think there’s anything wrong with rewarding yourself with ice cream after a hard workout, unless that ice cream will make you feel that your workout was pointless (which ir wouldn’t be), and in that case, the problem isn’t the ice cream, but society and influences like Clear that suggest that it is The information was straight forward and helpful for me, but like he says at some points, please don’t apply this in ways that will hurt you.annapox's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Injury/Injury detail
kate3721's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
jakeaboi's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
_ren's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail
samchase112's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
This was the perfect book to close out February and make my leap day "productive"! James Clear explains his ideas about habits and routines with such clarity, providing actionable tips that can easily be applied to readers' own lives. I can definitely see what all the hype is about, and I'm looking forward to a possible future reread with the physical book, so I can better highlight and take notes. Already, I've experienced the really wonderful effects of tracking one page per day (thanks, Storygraph!), and thanks to this book, I think it might be time to invest in creating a habit tracker for other habits as well — and transform my life for the better.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Medical content
megelizabeth's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
"Making a choice that is 1 percent better or 1 percent worse seems insignificant in the moment, but over the span of moments that make up a lifetime these choices determine the difference between who you are and who you could be."
This isn't the kind of book I usually gravitate towards, but I definitely read it at the right time; it gave me a lot to think about and I do feel as if I got a lot out of it. The author's passion for what he's writing about completely shines through and he writes in a really accessible, engaging way that made this an easier read than I was expecting.
I didn't love how many references to weight loss there are, and it also falls a bit into the 'you always have to be productive' trap, which I appreciate could potentially be harmful or distressing to some. However, for me, the tone felt light enough that I felt I could take away and apply what was personally relevant and not feel the need to follow every single step all the time, and I think that kind of small positive impact across a bunch of readers can only be a good thing.
This isn't the kind of book I usually gravitate towards, but I definitely read it at the right time; it gave me a lot to think about and I do feel as if I got a lot out of it. The author's passion for what he's writing about completely shines through and he writes in a really accessible, engaging way that made this an easier read than I was expecting.
I didn't love how many references to weight loss there are, and it also falls a bit into the 'you always have to be productive' trap, which I appreciate could potentially be harmful or distressing to some. However, for me, the tone felt light enough that I felt I could take away and apply what was personally relevant and not feel the need to follow every single step all the time, and I think that kind of small positive impact across a bunch of readers can only be a good thing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, and Blood
llis's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.75
a nice short book that explains the science behind habits and illustrates it well with example stories!
the mention of the atomic habits website got a bit annoying but most of the time it was necessary since i was listening to an audiobook and they wanted to show illustrating graphs.
trigger warning! the very beginning of the book describes in detail the author’s traumatic injury and if you’re sensitive to talk of injury or blood it is very much fine to skip it. i had to pause it multiple times in order to get through but it really doesn’t add much value to the book and i wish i’d skipped it.
the mention of the atomic habits website got a bit annoying but most of the time it was necessary since i was listening to an audiobook and they wanted to show illustrating graphs.
trigger warning! the very beginning of the book describes in detail the author’s traumatic injury and if you’re sensitive to talk of injury or blood it is very much fine to skip it. i had to pause it multiple times in order to get through but it really doesn’t add much value to the book and i wish i’d skipped it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma and Injury/Injury detail
eleanorjmca's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
This book is of a higher calibre than most self-help books of its type. Lots of thought-provoking material and good practical advice. The overused real life examples which I’ve found to be a staple of this genre are also more relevant here than in other similar books. My main criticism would be that the author’s account of his life-threatening injuries that is provided as background is just too graphic and lengthy a story to open the book with. You might want to skip past this introduction and return to it later. Audiobook was well read by the author, but probably better to get this as a print book rather than an audio book as a lot of charts and graphs are not included with the audiobook and need to be downloaded separately.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction