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.

Far from perfect. Darrow has gone from flawed to unlikeable. The pacing takes a while to land but the book ends strong.

DCC #5. A real inflection point for the series — it dramatically expands the cast of characters and opens the world up even more. Great book.

9/10.