Sam

Most of it felt obvious. Small changes compound. Systems matter more than goals. Habits have cues, cravings, responses, rewards. If you've thought about this at all, you've probably already arrived at most of it.

The first half is still worth reading. The implementation intention framing — "I will do X in location Y at time Z" — is specific enough to actually use. I applied it the same day. "After making coffee → meditate in the living room." The morning negotiation I'd been having with myself for weeks just disappeared.

The second half is the same four laws applied to different examples. You can skim it.

Worth it for the first half alone.

Very enjoyable. The narration from Jeff Hays is among the best I've ever heard. He brought all the characters to vivid life.

Fun way to sneak a critique of late stage capitalism into a lit rpg.

I bounced off of Dune the first time I read it several years ago. I appreciated the commentary but found Herbert's prose lacked engagement.

That's difficult to square with how I devoured the book this time.