Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick Paperback – 29 Dec. 2020

Can highly recommend this book and author, lovely to read and understand, Prof Wendy Wood descriptions are very well written, difficult to put this book down, recommend same, there are other books on the market but not as well written as this one

Great read factual and fascinating

Would recommend. Like many books written by academics, there is a lot of detail on the experiments / studies. A rewrite with half of the words would boost to five stars for me. Plenty of actionable points.

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The standard self-help book fills much of its space with folksy tales of the experiences of others. It’s supposed to make you relate to the facts. My reaction, if I don’t give in from boredom and irritation at the low information density, is always to skip straight to the science and what to do.So I like that this book goes straight to the science. It tells you to organise your world to cue good habits and To remove friction. Nit much about how, but that was OK. However, I got to the end of the chapter on rewards, which told me that rewards should be instant and preferably surprising, and thought very interesting, but what do I do as a result? It reminds me in a later chapter that rewards work best if they are surprising but again has no ideas about how to get that into your life.I do find the science interesting. It was my field. But I think the marketing should be clear that if you want advice on what to do to develop good habits this book largely leaves you to work it out yourself.As usual it assumes that all readers are working age parents with partners. Don’t people on their own, or at least with no children, ever write books?

I would recommend to anyone to read it. It makes you look into your daily activities with fresh pair of eyes. Highly recommended.

Everyone's favourite question: this or Atomic Habits? The answer is this: she has a deeper knowledge of the subject, her work is more likely to move the needle in terms of improving your self control, and most importantly, it's more fun and compelling to read!

Like many other reviewers i thought this would be more of a self-help book with guides and strategies on how to develop the habits you want.It isn't!Instead it covers the scientific research into the psychology of habits in a readable way, without too much jargon and complicated theory.Although it's not aimed at being a self-help book, it describes how our habits can develop, how we maintain them (even if we don't want to) and what can cause them to change. In particular it emphasises how willpower alone is not sufficient. This can give you ideas of ways to help you change your habits so they work better for you. You'll also know if any self-help book on habits is talking sense or not.