What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habitsto Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life
by Gretchen Rubin
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A brisk, conversational guide to habit change built around personality-aware tactics and many concrete tweaks. Rubin gives decision rules and trigger-focused habits framed for different temperaments, backed by plentiful personal examples. The useful part: small, adaptable strategies you can test quickly. The limiting part: repeated anecdotes and editorial cheer dilute momentum, and the book isn't a densely footnoted, step-by-step manual, so readers wanting academic citation or practical drills may find it lightweight.
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New York Times BestsellerWashington Post Bestseller The author of the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers, The Happiness Project and Happier at Home, tackles the critical question: How do we change Gretchen Rubin's answer: through habits. Habits are the invisible Architecture, of everyday life. It takes work to make a habit, but once that hab...
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“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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