The Man who Never was

Dopamine Detox : A Short Guide to Remove Distractions and Get Your Brain to Do Hard Things by Thibaut Meurisse My rating: 3 of 5 stars To be honest, the reason I picked up this book, was because it was short, and was free on amazon. After reading the first quarter or so however, I liked the subject matter. In how it was able to put on page, the exact sort of issues a serial procrastinator such as myself runs into, whenever trying to accomplish any task without distractions. Some of the things mentioned in the book, describes me to T, as in to a terrifying degree. There was however a small section in the middle, where I began to suspect whether I was reading a thinly veiled promotional pamphlet for amazon's perfectly curated collections and innovate business model. Thankfully that passed. As you'd expect from the book of this length, the action points and observations are simple, and to the point. It presents a hypothesis (a call it as such, a...

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear My rating: 4 of 5 stars Things which I appreciate about the book: 1. Atomic habits have useful, practical and implementable methods for habit formation, with anecdotes which keep you interested. 2. The author tries and keeps his methods simple, so that there is little friction when trying to implement them. At the end of each section, method or process, it is summarized in one line or process flow. Which I found easy to follow. 3. It explains why many people start with new habits, but aren’t always able to achieve success in implementing and internalizing them. 4. Methods which touch upon related concepts in behavior, cognition and learning (e.g. Willpower is a limited resource, which can run out during the day) 5. The author tries to cover all possible scenarios when it comes to the positives and negatives of habit formation. The book goes one step further, in ...