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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
95 reviews
ceallaighsbooks's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Ableism and Fatphobia
sofilart's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
First off, I listened to the audiobook version and, even though I've read there are graphs and tables, explanations were extremely clear and straight-forward. The examples really helped. I had no trouble following Clear's ideas.
If I'm being honest, Clear doesn't say anything new or revolutionary. I already did many of the things he recommends. However, I think the value in this book is the compilation, identification and clasification of these common practices and ideas in key principles and strategies. This allows for a more comprehensive and conscious approach to habits.
Important trigger warning: Many examples are centered around dieting. This kinda sucked tbh.
If I'm being honest, Clear doesn't say anything new or revolutionary. I already did many of the things he recommends. However, I think the value in this book is the compilation, identification and clasification of these common practices and ideas in key principles and strategies. This allows for a more comprehensive and conscious approach to habits.
Important trigger warning: Many examples are centered around dieting. This kinda sucked tbh.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Fatphobia
allthingsnerdy's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
I would recommend the content of this book; I learned a lot about creating habits and have already starting implementing some things in my life! I think it was fairly repetitive though, so I don't think it really needed to be as long as it was. There was also a lot of examples about losing weight as a goal habit to achieve, which I am not a big fan of. But I think overall you could probably get the same information by reading James Clear's website and newsletters.
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia
naddl0r's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
2.0
Realized throughout this book mostly two things:
1. I already knew all of it because
2. society is fatphobic (so is this book)
Also I might be too neurodivergent for this.
1. I already knew all of it because
2. society is fatphobic (so is this book)
Also I might be too neurodivergent for this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
citrusmoths's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
2.75
The ideas discussed in this book are useful, and the clarity with which Clear (hah) discusses them makes them simple and straightforward to implement. I do appreciate the emphasis on simplifying the process of adding and building on positive habits.
However, Clear has a tendency to be repetitive, creating a text replete with clichés. I often found myself skimming over the fluff to get to the substance of what was being said. I suspect several pages could have been shaved off had his approach been leaner and more to the point.
And on the subject of repetitiveness, the most damning aspect of this text lies in the fatphobia woven throughout. The prevalence of weight loss as a stock example of a desirable goal is jarring. It doesn't need to be there, and Clear contradicts himself by using it. The chapter on habit tracking ends with Clear stating that you should not focus solely on the number on the scale. Yet all throughout the book, Clear speaks about health and fitness primarily in terms of weight; the book itself focuses on the number on the scale. I would not be the first nor the last to point out how this rhetoric is harmful, and conducive to unhealthy behavior. I would be a poor friend to recommend this to anyone with a history of disordered eating or exercise patterns.
It's a shame, really. The core ideas are valuable, and I hesitate to throw the baby out with the bath water. All the same, I cannot recommend this book without caveats.
However, Clear has a tendency to be repetitive, creating a text replete with clichés. I often found myself skimming over the fluff to get to the substance of what was being said. I suspect several pages could have been shaved off had his approach been leaner and more to the point.
And on the subject of repetitiveness, the most damning aspect of this text lies in the fatphobia woven throughout. The prevalence of weight loss as a stock example of a desirable goal is jarring. It doesn't need to be there, and Clear contradicts himself by using it. The chapter on habit tracking ends with Clear stating that you should not focus solely on the number on the scale. Yet all throughout the book, Clear speaks about health and fitness primarily in terms of weight; the book itself focuses on the number on the scale. I would not be the first nor the last to point out how this rhetoric is harmful, and conducive to unhealthy behavior. I would be a poor friend to recommend this to anyone with a history of disordered eating or exercise patterns.
It's a shame, really. The core ideas are valuable, and I hesitate to throw the baby out with the bath water. All the same, I cannot recommend this book without caveats.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
ckcombsdotcom's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia
devhens's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Addiction and Fatphobia
ash_tree57's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
1.25
So I think there were nuggets of good advice? Yes. Do I think they were overshadowed by the immense amount of neurotypical leaning advice and breakdowns? Yes. Am I saying no neurodivergent person can get anything out of it? Absolutely not. My husband (also ND) has loved it so far and finds it all easy to implement. This is also someone who would eat the same 5-6 meals (and I may be overstating the choices) every single day. He doesn't have problems setting up habits and routines, that's his specialty. Heck, it's practically his love language as he helps me develop habits. I, on the other hand, am not my husband. I need a lot of help because if it's not directly on my mind at that very moment it's dead to me and my brain. And the advice given didn't really talk about the nitty gritty of how to work with that. Sure, he talked about habit stacking. If you're like me, don't expect it to be a cure all. I have my meds in my bathroom for when I get ready, yet in the time it takes me to brush my teeth, I will forget there was more to do. The most grievous piece of advice for my ADHD brain though was "you'll never achieve mastery until you learn to fall in love with boredom" with exactly ZERO advice on how to do that. I left this book feeling ashamed of my ND brain and discouraged about my ability to develop better habits. But honestly, this book is just not designed for, at least, my ADHD brain. ND folks be warned.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism and Fatphobia
There are many examples of dieting and losing weight as proof of habits "working". Please be forewarned if this is triggering. I also said ableism because he kept reiterating how easy everything was and how this is *the* method. Which kind of implies if you can't do it, as I can't as an ND individual and guess many others would struggle with, what's wrong with you?greencalcite's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.0
Is there a self help book on habits that’s not anti-fat? I’ll check out his templates, still.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia
impossibleprobable's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia