Atomic Habits

Atomic Habits is all about creating positive habits one small step at a time. If you're struggling to stay motivated, want to quit a bad habit, or reach your full potential by making targeted progress, you should give this a go.

This book isn't necessarily one that taught me a lot, I read a lot of the authors that Clear pulls from during my masters program and I noticed that there are a lot of things that Clear discusses that I had already started implementing in my life, but having it verbalized definitely helps to understand how to really go about building great habits. Definitely recommend this for someone who needs a little more guidance on building long lasting habits.

Forget those self-help books promising a complete life overhaul in 30 days (spoiler alert: it's a lie). James Clear's Atomic Habits takes a different approach, one that ditches the dramatic makeovers and focuses on the real magic: tiny tweaks that lead to massive wins in the long run. Think of it like compound interest for your personal growth – small changes snowball into big results, without leaving you feeling like a hamster stuck on a never-ending wheel.

The Habit Loop: Why We Do What We Do (and How to Hack It)

Clear starts by breaking down the "Habit Loop," the neurological circuit that controls our behavior. It's a four-step cycle: cue, craving, response, reward. A cue triggers a craving for a particular reward, then the response (the actual behavior) gets you that reward, reinforcing the loop and making you more likely to repeat the behavior.

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Excellent explanation of problems with forming good habits and stopping bad ones. There are solutions for each of the problems. He starts off with a key for me which I'd say is basically to concentrate on my system rather than on goals. That shifted my mindset to something I can do now rather than focusing on what will be in the future. This book was filled with information-not one of those that just harps about one thing with complaints about the ways some other expert has it all wrong. This is a solid book with sensible information with a bit of encouragement and some good examples added.