Superhuman by Habit
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Average rating3.4
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Ratings8
Average rating3.4
Our willpower is limited, yet we rely on it every day to get our tasks done. Even if we build willpower slowly over time, it's never enough to reach all of our goals. The solution lies in habit creation, the method by which we transform hard tasks into easy ones, making them automatic and independent of our will power. Each of us has millions of habits, in how we do our work, interact with others, perceive the world, and think about ourselves. Left unexamined, these habits are just as likely to hinder our progress as they are to push it along. Without a deliberate system for building habits, we become our own worst enemy. Superhuman by Habit examines habit building in depth. It covers the principles and philosophies of habit building, as well as the practical nuts and bolts implementing those habits. The second half of the book is dedicated to specific habits in every major area of life, covering the pros and cons of each, the path to implementing them, and specific notes about each one.
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Great sense dense with actionable advice
This books finally combined all my lessons together: from knowing that will power is finite, to the 5-sec rule, to daily habits to finally the definition: a habit doesn't consume will power. This helped me tie everything together and I've been able to form stronger habits.
Je continue dans les livres permettant de développer des habitudes, et celui ci m'intéressait car il avait été évoqué par plusieurs autres auteurs. Force est de reconnaitre qu'il était plutôt bon, extrêmement direct dans son analyse et son aide à la mise en place d'habitudes, tout en restant extrêmement terre à terre et adapté à chacun. Plein d'astuces dans lesquelles on peut piocher facilement !
“It is far far worse to skip doing something than to just do a horrible job of it.”
Some original ideas & perspectives on habits in the first part of the book.
He spells out some principles and pitfalls of creating habits but doesn't speak much to the process of creating a habit.
The second half is specific habit suggestions & personally didn't get value from this, possibly because I already have most of them.
The book is ok. Do not give much detail of how to create the habit.
But some takeaways are ok. The author talks about the initial phase when you are trying to create the habit you need to do what he calls loading phase where you need to use all your willpower to stick to the habit.
Overal the book is ok.
