With all sincerity he insists that his book is backed up by science, and he’s just boiling down the key points for everyone. ![]() To the Pointįirstly, James Clear’s writing is tight and concise and he doesn’t jerk himself off over his realizations like he’s a fucking guru or something. He concludes the intro by saying, roughly, that habits have a ton of power, even if they’re small and unassuming habits. He then started blogging as a hobby, became interested in habits, and eventually wrote a book to summarize it all up. Luckily, none of that here from James Clear dude got better at baseball and got on the state team and that was that. I figured the introduction would take an overbearing turn towards, “And by following my lessons, you too can do anything you can ever want, live your dreams no matter what happens to you!” and just fucking gloat about his life story/success. Quickly, very quickly, he talks about how a car accident or concussion or whatever paralyzed him. I was singing the Habits Gospel right along with my therapist, trying to make everyone an acolyte of James Clear, the author of the book. ![]() I started reading, was pretty turned off by the first few pages, more on that later, and by the second chapter, I was hooked. Eventually, I caved for some reason or another I’d forgotten what crisis or near-crisis had me spontaneously buying the book following one afternoon session. Monthly sessions inevitably have the book not over-recommended to me, but despite this her persistence was notable. My therapist wouldn’t shut up about this book.
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