A review by ash_tree57
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

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.
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