Welcome to Litsy!

This book was one of the first I read last year (audiobooked), and I decided to re-read this year for a tune up (physical copy) chapter a day to let it marinate. And this quote made me think of Litsy. ❤️📚 🤓

A bit of a disappointment because this barely scratched any surfaces. I expected more but if you‘ve read The Power of Habit or anything similar, sign yourself up for the 30-day email workshop and just read the workbook and the emails.

#JoyousJanuary #Readathon
Seeing as how it will be subzero this weekend, I figured I‘d join in. I have been slacking on starting Atomic Habits daily read and Song of Achilles keeps getting sidelined. Goals-

🥶Finish Current Reads-
📕Wahala
🎧Yours Cruelly, Elvira

🥶Read-
📕Song of Achilles
📕Cruel and Unusual
💥Willow (graphic novel)
🎧 Dracula

🥶 start Chapter A Day-
📕 Atomic Habits

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“At some point it comes down to who can handle the boredom of training everyday.”
I thought that it would be a good idea and good start to read this book in the beginning of 2022. This book indeed offers some useful tips to form a good habit and would definitely benefit readers having such need. That said, I would not say that I enjoy reading this book which, I think, is not really a negative comment on this kind of book. 😅😂

I really enjoyed reading this book because the things tackled are the answers I‘ve been looking for. I also wanted to read it at the start of the year so that I can do better in my academic career this year. It hasn‘t been easy balancing school and work (and life). Helpful lessons that are practical. A must read for anyone who wants to make some improvements in their lifestyle. 4/5

I got this book as a Christmas present! I'm really enjoying it so far! 1% improvements everyday !!
#selfimprovement #habits

My first finish of 2022 was Atomic Habits. I found this book very interesting. I read a chapter or two a day so I didn't rush through everything. I will be thinking of this book all year and hoping to develop good habits as a result.

1. One of my goals is to get back to using Litsy! That is why I keep doing these posts. Trying to get back into the habit! Otherwise, I have just been trying to foster good habits.

2. Optimistic.

3. Atomic Habits. I actually started it in 2021, but I have been limiting myself to 1 or 2 chapters a day so I can process things!

#thoughtfulthursday

Love this, great read to start the new year

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️definitely one of the better self help books. Clear and concise. I love how he approaches change in increment fashion so as not to be overwhelmed. Exercise 2 minutes a day to begin the habit. Lots of nuggets and worksheets for help.

I recently participated in a behavior modification class. The ideas put forth by Mr Clear sound like they would fit neatly into the same framework of change.

I loved this book. James explains how by just starting off implementing the tiniest of changes in our daily habits and lives we can make huge changes. This book shows just how small and seemingly insignificant a change in a habit needs to be and how just doing it consistently will lead to bigger and better changes. A very relatable and do able self help book.

Help! It's just me and Pickles this weekend... I've been left to fend for myself and finally have the house to myself for a weekend. Do I...?

A) Spend the weekend trying to get the house looking neat and tidy for my parents' return?

B) Invite all my friends and neighbours over for an impromptu disco rave?

C) Spend the weekend in deep meditation now that I finally have some peace and quiet?

D) Make some headway with these bad boys (pictured)?

This book is supposed to help with habits, but I‘m stuck on things like “Am I a potato or an egg?”.

“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.”

I've been told I need to read these two self help books, but which to start first?

The book that'll stop me from eating cake for breakfast or the book that'll stop me beating myself up for eating cake for breakfast?

Or maybe I'll just go back to bed 😴

There‘s some nuggets of wisdom here! If it‘s been hard to action on any type of lifestyle change, this should help with respect to process and how to effect change on one‘s life … there are slow parts but the good part is they are over quickly and before we know it, we‘re reading about the next thing…

Your results have very little to do with the goals you set and nearly everything to do with the systems(habits) you follow. This book is very insightful on a very basic level. I‘m reading a chapter a day as I try to incorporate some better habits.

“The whole principle came from the idea that if you broke down everything you could think of that goes into riding a bike, and then improve it by 1 percent, you will get a significant increase when you put them all together.”

Haha Victor Hugo! Bravo!

Book 32 of 2021. A higher-up at work always sees me reading at lunch and he recommended this book to me.

I read this book because some people in my network kept raving about it, but, personally, I can‘t say I learned very much from it. I majored in Psychology, so I already knew most of these tricks and had heard of most of the studies he cites. That said, if you haven‘t taken any Psych classes and you want to know how to trick yourself into practicing better habits, this book will help you out.

Four new books that I got within the last two months. Sapiens was a gift and the other three I bought myself. I honestly don't have any more shelf space, so some of my books are laying in the box, waiting for some better days to come. 😅😅🙈

#shelf #stacked #books #evenmorebooks 📚📚

Breaks things down into manageable steps. Good tips!

Enjoyed this listen! Lots of great tips in here. I‘m not sure any of the ideas were particularly ground-breaking, but he explains them all very well and includes a lot of practical applications and ideas.

In one way or another, this book, I believe should be read by anyone wanting to get more discipline in life. It's a matter of showing up everyday to one day build a good habit.

"Success is not a goal to reach or a finish line to cross. It is a system to improve, and endless process to refine." -James Clear

"When you cling too tightly to one identity, you become brittle. Lose that one thing and you lose yourself." -James Clear

The more you let a single belief define you, the less capable you are of adapting when life challenges you. -James Clear

Best book ever

This is a great book. I am already pretty good at creating a habit, but had no idea I was implementing some of these tactics. There are some tips I didn‘t know about that could help with habits I want to do, but have a hard time making them stick. I now know why and will try some additional strategies. I would recommend this book.

"If you're continually feeling like you're not enough, stop following social media accounts that trigger jealousy and envy." -James Clear

"Give your habits a time and a space to live in the world. The goal is to make the time and location so obvious that, with enough repetition, you get an urge to do the right thing at the right time, even if you can't say why." -James Clear

All big things come from small beginnings. The seed of every habit is a single, tiny decision. But as that habit is repeated, a habit sprouts and grows stronger.

Tired of fiction, I felt it was time to move over to non-fiction for a moment and seek motivation. Enter: Atomic Habits by James Clear. Clear‘s approach isn‘t revolutionary, but he does a good job keeping my interest, reminding the reader that habits should start small. His mantra is make it obvious, make it attractive, make it easy, and make it satisfying. The best habits are ones we make part of our identity, and are not just goals to complete.

The task of breaking a bad habit is like uprooting a powerful oak within us. And the task of building a good habit is like cultivating a delicate flower one day at a time.

Really good! Finished it on a walk with my pups. So many great ideas in this book about making your habits work for you! I listened on #audio from the library and liked it so much I may need to own it! #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

#currentlisten

I am going against every last thread of my being to not buy this book because I want to save money but .......😩😩😩😩😩

"Boredom"
When we start any habit initially we fill energetic and motivated but with passage of time at some point we face boredom. This is due to repeating same activity each and everyday.

This is here the difference arise between best and worst. The best didn't give up even having boredom.

#listy #book # atomichabit #jamesclear #selfhelp

What a good read! I‘m not one to enjoy self help anything. I find it tacky honestly. But let me tell you, this book changed my mind, and my life! The way the author is able to present each idea on a big and obvious scale but also on a smaller scale that‘s so much more applicable to real life is amazing

My #bookspin is ✅ @TheAromaofBooks

Favorite chapter so far! 🥰

THIS BOOK IS AWESOME!!!!🙉🙉🙉🙉

Time to start my #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

The most general and important question - "How to stick with good habits every day"

Simple answer is by - " HABIT TRACKING "
This has helped Benjamin Franklin and even comedian Jerry Seinfeld.

Benefits of habit tracking are -
1. it create visual cue that remind you to act.
2. it motivates as you see progress
3. it feel satisfying

#listy #selfhelp #book #jamesclear #atomichabit

We all want immediate results. But this book elobrately discussed that the more immediate pleasure you get from an action, there is probability that end consequence is disastrous.

So, we should focus on long term pleasure rather then immediate one.

#listy #books #atomichabit #jamesclear #selfhelp

Years before, I read “the Power of Habit”. This book feels like an expansion of the same theory with a practical touch, providing actionable yet simple strategy towards any habit you want to form, sustain or get rid of. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to not only understand how habits work but also start do something to better your life and self.