Atomic Habits Review

I read Atomic Habits about a year ago and before that book, I was never a nonfiction reader. Fiction was my way of escaping reality, living lives I’ve dreamt of and non-fiction to me was spitting facts and lacking that emotional depth while overusing  technical terms and frankly, that’s boring. However, Atomic Habits changed that for me. Each chapter of Atomic Habits starts with a story that happened somewhere, usually about a prominent person or organization and then James Clear explains his point using that story. It’s excellent conversational writing , although not as talkative as Cal Newports’ books. The main idea of the book is that tiny changes cause remarkable results. It discusses how to build good habits and break bad ones with the help of the four laws of behavior change: make it obvious, make it attractive, make it easy, and make it satisfying. The thing that makes this book stand apart and be one of the most successful self improvement books out there is his calls to action. Most of his suggestions are practical and possible to incorporate into one’s life. All of these concepts are scientifically backed as well, so it is credible information. As I mentioned earlier, dense  technical vocabulary is one of the big reasons people prefer fiction over nonfiction and this goes the other way. Even if you look at the four laws, they are all commonly used words. He actually mentioned in an interview that he wants everyone to read that book and understand it so he wrote in basic, simple English. Overall, it is a fantastic read to fall into an endless search for self improvement books while learning a lot of actionable routines to better our lives.

Image source: “Atomic Habits.” Audible.com, 2018, www.audible.com/pd/Atomic-Habits-Audiobook/1473565421. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.