Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James ClearMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
The actual habit formation advice seems legit to me. I really appreciated the fact that there was a summary at the end of the book that covered all the tips within it. I don't think the advice will work for everyone, but it does seem like useful advice.
There was a little bit of strangeness here and there with studies and quotations that seemed slightly misrepresented. This one bit, talking about human instinct and how powerful it is, was not very accurate. In general, it uses a lot of anecdotal evidence instead of empirical evidence to make broad generalized claims.
At its heart, not a bad book. Decent, easy to skim through to get to the good parts. I will be returning to the summary at the end. A vast portion of the book was just anecdotes that I did not think added much to the overall understanding or reading. The personal story in the beginning was touching and propelled me. Every other story made me want to stop reading.
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