Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits--to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life

by Gretchen Rubin

Habits make change possible by freeing us from decision making and from using self-control.

A good habit makes life so much easier and pleasant! I've talked to many people who resist the idea of habits, but when they realize how habits (well, the *right* habits) help us make life freer and more pleasant, they embrace them. A good habit just helps us do the things we want to do.