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I heard it’s better than atomic habits so I might as well. I doubt it’ll change anything, but the studies and musings are interesting

Rebel, Owl, Sprinter, Overbuyer, Abundance Lover, Opener, Novelty Lover, Promotion Focused

"We won't make ourselves more creative and productive by copying other people's habits, even the habits of geniuses; we must know our own nature, and what habits serve us best."

I started to like this book.

Chapter awal tentang self-knowledge:distinction cukup membantu untuk mengurai isu dengan cara mengenali diri sendiri.
Salah satu yang menarik untuk saya adalah pertanyaan: apakah kamu familiarity lover atau novelty lover? Karena saya novelty lover mentok, dan itu cukup kontradiktif dengan konsep habit, karena 'novelty lovers may embrace habits more readily when they seem LESS habit-like. Wadidaw banget kaaann??

Konsep Four Fateful Tendencies cukup membantu mengenali diri sendiri, dan ternyata gw adalah seorang Obliger, yaitu seseorang yang lebih driven by outer expectations.

Why habbits matter? Coz with habits, we conserve our self-control. Once a habit is in place, we don't need self-control to perform an action, it will be done effortlessly.

interesting concepts... will keep reading.

Interesting, a little slow

Mam jeszcze cierpliwość by powiedzieć, że ta książka jest śmiesznie głupiutka. Tak przyjemnie.

I really liked section one. Section two hasn’t been as good. It talked a lot about monitoring eating which is probably why I didn’t like it as much

i’m reading too many books rn

not really relating to the categoric way this is written so far, but imma give it a longer chance.

“ Life was too solemn, too splendid to be frittered away in such trivial concerns. But while concentrating on my habits might seem small-minded, in the end, mastering those habits would allow me to put these questions out of my mind, to transcend them. I could turn all my attention to worthier matters, and yet be assured of the solidity of the architecture of my everyday life.”

“ The more dramatic the goal, the more decisive the end-and the more effort required to start over. By providing a specific goal and a temporary motivation, and requiring a new "start" once reached, hitting a milestone may interfere with habit formation.”

‘ the less we indulge in something, the less we want it. When we believe that a craving will remain unsatisfied, it may diminish; cravings are more provoked by possibility than by denial. William James observed,
"It is surprising how soon a desire will die of inanition if it be never fed." ‘

“This was exactly what I had noticed about the "stopping" aspect of First Steps. When we try a new habit for the first time, it feels full of promise, even if it's arduous. But most of that excitement is gone the second time, and the habit's drawbacks are more apparent. Plus, there's the discouraging feeling of having lost ground, of going backwards.”

Eh. It’s ok for a self help book. More interesting than most, and isn’t preachy.

Feeling alive enough to do books on the commute again 🥱

Very unscientific book, where author tries to make a case out of her personal experience and her family. Lots of water.

First book of the year.

so far so good

Good new years book. Starting new habits, ending bad ones.

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“Secret of adulthood: keeping up is easier than catching up.”
SO TRUE. Doing one small thing everyday instead of letting it pile up and trying to do it all in one big push after multiple days feels a lot more manageable. Think dishes, laundry, tidying, etc.

“Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good”

HOW I LOVE THAT. Anything is better than nothing even if it isn’t your best.

I am getting *very* uncomfortable by all the weight/diet talk in this book

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