Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg

4 reviews

lilliana_blackstar's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Very interesting, informative. A collection of anecdotes relating to research and science behind habits and addiction. Not really a "how to" kind of self help book, but more focused on helping you understand how habits are formed. A very good book and I think there are important concepts here that everyone benefits from knowing.

One complaint - 
Would be nice to have a trigger warning at one of the last chapters, goes into some detail on violent actions. While I can see the correlation with discussion of habits and impulse control, a warning for the subject matter would have been nice. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, Dementia, Medical trauma, and Murder

angelfoodcakes's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.0

Interesting if you want to learn about things like the science behind and ethical debates surrounding habits and habit formation. I enjoyed the read, however, I can understand why people looking for books on how to form better habits or change old ones might not. If you’re looking for straightforward advice in this case you’d be better off reading Atomic Habits, but that’s not to say there’s nothing to be learned from this.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Pregnancy

While this book is about the science of habit formation, it uses real world examples to discuss these topics and they can get pretty graphic at times. This includes a detailed breakdown of the 1987 King’s Cross fire, a description of a botched brain surgery, discussions of a man murdering his wife in his sleep, and of course several examples of addiction.

marlihe's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

I checked this audio book out from the library thinking that it would be some standard, mushy self help. I just wanted something to inspire me to make changes in my routine. I was so pleasantly surprised that it was much more than that! The book goes into so many interesting case studies and is very well researched, with lots of evidence to back up all of the information provided. Listening to it felt like listening to that one really interesting episode of a podcast that you want to tell someone about later, but for hours and hours. It had both items for personal reflection, as well as stories that put the behaviors of our society in perspective. Plus the corporate section has some very interesting discussions of data analysis, which I found fascinating. Beyond just being interesting, it did provide me with the inspiration I was looking for - and even better, the context in which to think of my habits as I try to adjust them. The book was interesting and informative, and I’m sure everyone would be able to relate to at least some of the stories told in it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Medical trauma

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

This was a really interesting read, and I'll definitely be going back to it for curriculum-writing. There were some places where I felt like the author was trying to push "habit" a little too far, but it all made sense. I am wondering how the author feels about Starbucks now that they're completely anti-labor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Abortion