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At least one third of our waking hours are lived on autopilot. But habits of the mind do not have to control us—we can steer them. Drawing on the latest research, psychologist Jeremy Dean explains why seemingly easy habits can prove difficult to form and how to take charge of your brain’s routines to make any change stick. Making Habits, Breaking Habits explains that it is possible to bend habits to your will—and become happier, more creative, and more productive.

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Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books; First Trade Paper Edition edition (December 10, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0306822628
ISBN-13: 978-0306822629
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If You Are Willing to Make the Effort..

ByA. G.on February 2, 2013

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...then this book can change your life. It has helped me with true introspection and making active changes to lifelong bad habits. I heard Jeremy Dean (the author) being interviewed on NPR the other day about this book. After the interview, I ordered it immediately. Note - This book will only help you if you are willing to take an honest look inside of yourself and make necessary changes. Not an "overnight process", but I'm having major, positive changes within 2 weeks of reading it!

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Excellent Translation of Research into Practical Guidelines

ByDrJimLewison February 8, 2013

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I love this book. Dean does a great job of translating research into practical guidelines for dealing with our own habits. I especially liked his treatment of habits as they apply to creativity and happiness. In addition, his blog is a goldmine of far-ranging takes on behavioral research.

As I also have a PhD in psychology, I appreciated the references at the end of the book, which give me the opportunity to dig into the professional literature to review findings for myself. This certainly won't be of much value to a lay person, but is a plus for me.

One particular bit of advice that I enjoyed was his suggestion to vary the way in which you engage in habitual behavior, so that the behavior remains interesting to you. One reason habits like exercising don't last forever is that they become boring.

An excellent contribution and one that should be on the bookshelves of most of us. Incidentally, I bought the Kindle edition, then the hard copy. The Kindle is great because it has hyperlinks that save you time going to references.

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Practical ideas about habits

ByRyan D. Andrewson January 3, 2013

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I've long been fascinated with why people do what they do. Personally, I am constantly trying to improve my habits. Professionally, I coach people on improving theirs.

I found this book useful. Each night I looked forward to reading more (which happens with less than half of the books I read). The author covers the research behind our behaviors. And then explains how to apply this research to our lives. I took some notes while reading that I will refer back to often.

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Ok but better alternatives out there

BySpawn9986on April 16, 2014

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This book makes some good points but is very bland throughout much of the book. I felt that reading Changeology: 5 Steps to realizing your goals and resolutions by John C. Norcross gave me relatively the same information but much better written and enjoyed its practicality much more. Both books are based off of hard research but Making Habits spends way too much time focusing on the research instead of the point which the research was used to draw out. It also has alot of useless information like devoting a whole chapter on raising awareness of how much time people spend on a daily basis on social media, checking emails, etc. The latter part of Making Habits, Breaking Habits does offer some practical advice but Changeology is much easier to implement, more simplified, and user friendly and will help you reach the same goal bc both books are aiming to help readers accomplish the same goals: make positive changes in their lives that lead to healthy and lasting habits.

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A fantastic read on habits

ByDrManejwalaon February 4, 2013

Format: Hardcover

I've been following the author's blog for some time, so I was excited I heard about his book. He has a way of distilling research/science into very practical and readable terms, and the book is very heavily referenced and well organized. He does a great job of walking the reader through the issues of what habits are, why we have them, why they are hard to break, what features habits share and how they differ from each other. His focus at the end on happy, creative and healthy habits is inspiring.

I'm an addiction psychiatrist with a solid scientific understanding of habits, compulsions and behaviors, and I'm the author of ] and I found this to be a very accurate, helpful read. I'd strongly recommend it.

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Current Brain Science Applied

ByJudith C. Tingleyon September 21, 2013

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I'm also a psychologist. This book is the best up to date book about breaking habits that I've read. Dean quotes research, new findings about brain structure and process, neurons and neural pathways from brain imaging, the newest understanding of how habits are made and unmade. The book is well written, clear, easy to "get."

Dean's book isn't hype, positive thinking hoopla, but down to earth, and realistic. It's not easy to make a habit. It's not speedy. It takes consistency, determination, commitment over time as you acquire a new better habit in the old habit's place. If you really want to do it, this book is the perfect guide. I recommend it highly.

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Makes you really think about what you think.

ByAmazon Customeron January 29, 2013

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I loved the format of the book. It wasn't simply this and that...but information based on study after study. I liked the fact that the author based information on studies that have shown links between his words and what really is happening. We think that we all know what is going on in our minds but this book makes us realize how little we really know about who we and how we came to be creatures of our habits. It made me think more about my daily life. Also made me realize that I can truly control my life...its all a matter of changing habits, one layer at a time.

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Good book, excellent audiobook

I listened to the audio book through my library. I thought the book was interesting, but what blew me away was the narration.

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super practical & inspiring!

The ideas were fascinating and well described so I could put them to use. I read this book looking for real life ways to make important changes, and it didn't disappoint.

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Itssort of interesting, but its long and it tells ...

Itssort of interesting, but its long and it tells about studies that have been done to prove how we make and break habits.

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Requires commitment and effort but will pay handsome rewards

I am trained as an industrial chemist and practice as a lawyer. The chemist in me likes to know the science behind the self-help so I can adapt techniques to suit myself but...Read more

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A Useful Survey and Analysis of Habits

The book is well written and provides a good summary of the origins and nature of habits. I would characterize this as a summary of research on the subject and useful tips on how...Read more

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