Atomic Habits: an Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones

"Atomic Habits" by James Clear is a must-read for anyone looking to improve their life through small, consistent actions. Clear presents a compelling argument that success is the result of many small, seemingly insignificant actions, and that even the smallest change in behavior can lead to significant improvements over time.He provides practical strategies for developing habits, including how to create a system of habits that work together, how to overcome obstacles and setbacks, and how to stick to good habits even in the face of temptations.The book is well-written, insightful, and easy to understand, making it a valuable resource for anyone looking to make positive changes in their life. Whether you are looking to improve your health, relationships, or career, "Atomic Habits" provides a roadmap for achieving your goals through the power of small, consistent actions.

I have read and watched loads of Youtube videos by major motivational coaches and get all 'pumped up' at the idea of achieving goals, work really hard at them and then stop after a while. This is the cycle most people fall into because life gets in the way. What James Clear teaches us, is that we need to change our habits into what we need to do in order to achieve those goals, and doing a little every day i.e. an atomic habit is a great starting point.I think of all the motivational books I have ever read, this is the most accessible one and probably the most achievable one too.

I recently read Atomic Habits by James Clear and it is a must-read for anyone looking to develop lasting habits. It's filled with practical advice and strategies that are easy to implement in your day-to-day life. I especially appreciate the book's focus on removing bad habits and creating systems instead of relying solely on willpower. Highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to take charge of their life and break away from old routines.

Constructive material organised and presented in easily read chapters, that build towards reducing bad habits and growing good habits. Repetitive message to hammer home key points. Helpful.

The "Atomic Habits" has become almost a constant presence in the best seller's books, both sides of the Atlantic - including an astonishing 150 weeks in the prestigious New York Times Best Seller List. Still recently published (in 2018) the book comes now with a small red note on the cover: "Over three million copies sold!" Is that all deserved? Is it such a good book?No, if you think of the many books published in the last four years that do deserve more copies sold or to stay in the NYT Best Seller List longer than this one - I could name a few far better books published only one or two months back. But reflections on the market and quality and best-selling charts and sales apart, this is a good book, well written, non-academical, simple, practical and that has managed to find a niche of readers in these hectic, social-media-crazy days and that has touched an obvious nerve. In this field, it's a good book that deserves praise - and to be read.One of its many merits, as I mentioned above, is that's very practical - it has good and ready examples of ways to improve efficiency and work; and in the way, to feel better. The author has also an obvious talent for expressing abstract notions with just a few words. His main theory, the "cue-craving-response-reward", while not life-changing is at the very least intriguing and looks easy to put in place and to be used as a blueprint for daily routines. The author tries and manages to get to his audience through simplicity - "I knew it, but I never knew how to describe it" is what the reader will say often throughout the text. In this sense is quite similar to another best seller of the self-help milieu: Dr Julie Smith's "Why has nobody told me this before", a far better, deeper book that manages also to reach and help its readers quite effortlessly, and that also has managed to sell in vast amounts. And, to complete the triad of current worthy self-help books, do try also "Can't Hurt Me", by David Goggings, rather different in tone, but very good too, and also funnier. (I've reviewed in this platform).On the minus side, perhaps the text tries sometimes too hard in being too easy and becomes too basic, almost to the point of looking patronizing. For instance, with the advice on how to use less a mobile phone: by putting it in the next room. The book falls a few times for examples of this sort, too over-simplistic, as if it was addressing an audience of 7 to 12 years old.Also a flaw, and this one is directed to the publisher, it is obvious the effort in trying to present the book as much larger than it actually is. The book is crowded with charts, blank pages, short bullet points, sentences taking a whole page, etc. It has 270 pages and without all those wasted spaces it should have been 70 or 100 pages less, but then it would look "short", something the publisher obviously tried to avoid (it happens a lot nowadays), as if a book is better for being thicker or longer.So all and all, a good book that's far from life-changing, but in which everyone will find a few practical tips for everyday life; nothing more, but nothing less than that.

Some useful ideas and tips but some of the techniques would not appeal to all personality types. By definition, this book is about introducing incremental changes. It would also appeal to those who are comfortable with structure and detailed planning. That’s great for many but not all. Interestingly, James briefly covers personality traits and differences in this book but completely ignores this aspect.As with many self-help books, there is a lot of repetition and summarising and so a 300 page book could have been condensed to about 50 pages which made it a tedious read. As with a few other reviewers, I was miffed to find the last two chapters required me to give my email address away. There are not many best selling novels out there that cut the story short two chapters from the end and insist on your giving your email address before giving you the ending! If they were part of the book, they should have been included.

I'm about 60% through the book and cannot believe there is more to come - on top of what has been delivered so far. I'm not surprised over 3m copies have been sold.

Good for beginners who likes to start a systematic life in their 20s