One of the best self-help books I’ve ever read. It’s actually practically useful, not just a temporary boost of inspiration that fades the next morning when you wake up cozy in bed. This book gives you clear steps on how to change your habits — and it works.
One of the biggest takeaways for me was this: your environment shapes your habits. If you find it hard to do things that are actually good for you — like reading or going to the gym — it’s not because something’s wrong with you or your motivation. It’s your environment. Change that, and everything gets easier.
Every chapter is genuinely interesting. It’s not just a dry manual of “do this to get X.” I liked the chapter about Judit Polgár — the greatest woman chess player — and how she became that way because of the environment she grew up in, constantly seeing her sisters play chess. It felt completely natural for her to dream about chess when her sisters were doing the same. Stories like that made the book way more engaging for me.
Overall, if you’re into learning how habits actually form — how small actions, repeated over and over, slowly weave together like threads becoming a strong rope — and you actually want to change your behavior, this is one of the best books you can read.
One of the best self-help books I’ve ever read. It’s actually practically useful, not just a temporary boost of inspiration that fades the next morning when you wake up cozy in bed. This book gives you clear steps on how to change your habits — and it works.
One of the biggest takeaways for me was this: your environment shapes your habits. If you find it hard to do things that are actually good for you — like reading or going to the gym — it’s not because something’s wrong with you or your motivation. It’s your environment. Change that, and everything gets easier.
Every chapter is genuinely interesting. It’s not just a dry manual of “do this to get X.” I liked the chapter about Judit Polgár — the greatest woman chess player — and how she became that way because of the environment she grew up in, constantly seeing her sisters play chess. It felt completely natural for her to dream about chess when her sisters were doing the same. Stories like that made the book way more engaging for me.
Overall, if you’re into learning how habits actually form — how small actions, repeated over and over, slowly weave together like threads becoming a strong rope — and you actually want to change your behavior, this is one of the best books you can read.
