• abound an hour ago

    My go-to for habit formation/breaking stuff is "Atomic Habits" by James Clear, highly recommend. It's one of those books I find useful to re-read every few years.

    • zephyreon 25 minutes ago

      I’ll echo this, I found Atomic Habits to be one of the only self help books whose strategies I actually use on a daily basis. Required a lot of work but I really improved myself after first reading this book.

      • calmbonsai 31 minutes ago

        Preach! "Atomic Habits" is the only self-help book that I can recommend for everyone regardless of their particular life circumstances.

      • pugio an hour ago

        I'm just doing a reread of Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg (one of the OG researchers on the topic). It's really good, and I'm already thinking of dozens of ways to apply this to myself and my kids. (He presents his framework as a model for human behavior, not just what we normally think of as habits.)

        I think the key with any kind of self-help advice or book is that you have to study it, not just read it. I plan to be working with this book for at least the next six months. I read too many other "inspirational" books that didn't have a lasting impact; the first read is just research to decide whether it's worth devoting time to. Then the real work begins.

        • hooverd 2 hours ago

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          • dextrous an hour ago

            “List six habits you wish to adopt, assign them to different times of the day, and aim to consistently perform at least four.”

            SIX? Um, how about we start with, like, one?

            That aside, a concise article with good advice IMO, but I would add “find a partner and be accountable”, especially for eliminating addictive / tempting bad habits or replacing them with good ones.