James Clear

This is another book that I listened to after a trial period of an audiobook provider. As I mentioned before, I picked this book because I felt I would not enjoy at all listening to a novel, and I admit I had some curiosity about this book.

This book is what I call a marketing product. This book gained a lot of attention and, after reading it, I really don't understand why. It is overrated, repetitive, boring and does not give you anything new at all.

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"Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement."
This is a very inspirational book. It is also practical and user-friendly. Here are my major take-aways:
1. As you continue to layer small changes on top of one another, the scales start to move.... "small changes often appear to make no difference until you reach a critical threshold."
2. How to shape a good habit: make it easy, attractive, and satisfying.
3. How to discourage a bad habit: make it invisible, unattractive, hard, and unsatisfying.

This is a book I want to keep on hand for reflection and review...as the author has observed, "A lack of self-awareness is poison. Reflection and review is the antidote."

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