Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life
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- Author：Fumio Sasaki
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Editor Reviews
11/23/2020
Sasaki （Goodbye， Things）， founder of Minimal & Ism blog， offers a methodology for developing helpful， healthful habits in this handy guide。 Sasaki defines habits as “actions that we take with barely a thought” that work through a cycle of trigger-routine-reward， maintaining the behavior by rewriting the nerve cells in the brain。 He discusses how rewards are not just material things， but also the sense of satisfaction that comes from a mix of dopamine and stress-induced cortisol。 Some of the most powerful rewards of habits take time， he argues， and one must maintain the habit for a long time before perceiving the full benefits。 Sasaki breaks the intentional acquisition of a new habit into 50 steps， opening with severing ties with “vicious circles” and relying on life’s natural turning points， such as moving homes or changing jobs， as well as psychological tricks like making a financial investment in one’s intended habit （such as an amateur musician buying a nice guitar） and making starting targets very small。 He finishes with habit-maintaining advice like gradually increasing challenges to avoid boredom and chaining new habits onto established ones。 Readers who find establishing a routine frustrating will love Sasaki’s methods。 （Jan。）
Reviews
NotoriousEAM
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This book can change your life for the better。 Blending a personal story and ideas on how to make minimalism work in your life， Sasaki found fulfillment through habit formation as a way to slowly release his dependence on material things。 He understands the pitfalls and obstacles that keep us from accomplishing this which is why the idea of making certain choices in your life part of an everyday conscious thing will lead to a successful outcome。
Rebecca Graham
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I couldn’t help enjoying HELLO， HABITS- thank you Netgalley！ it was a fitting New Years & early January read， emphasizing goal-setting & the formation of habits。 I enjoyed the audio narration， listening while walking， grocery shopping， or waking up ~5am to prep my classes。 I appreciated his validation of early risers。 w/ that said， across the board HELLO， HABITS seems too rigid to be useful。 not everyone wants to repeat an exact routine every day。 I wish I liked yoga but so far don’t。 further， a I couldn’t help enjoying HELLO， HABITS- thank you Netgalley！ it was a fitting New Years & early January read， emphasizing goal-setting & the formation of habits。 I enjoyed the audio narration， listening while walking， grocery shopping， or waking up ~5am to prep my classes。 I appreciated his validation of early risers。 w/ that said， across the board HELLO， HABITS seems too rigid to be useful。 not everyone wants to repeat an exact routine every day。 I wish I liked yoga but so far don’t。 further， a lot of fat phobia in this one- can’t we see a self-help book w/out fat phobia？！ please someone treat this author to a bowl of ice cream！ anyway， I don’t regret reading this one especially via audio， but I don’t necessarily recommend it。 。。。more
Kammy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thank you to the publisher for an advance copy of this book via netgalley！Well it seems simple。 Applying it is a while other story。 But this book is inspiring！ it really tells you as it is！ First， quick introductions to simple concepts。Then the author elaborates on the 50 tips。 And just in case you weren’t keen on reading them all but wanted a glimpse。。。the book gives you an overview at the end of all the key concepts。 So in other words， this book gives you no excuses for not reading it and atte Thank you to the publisher for an advance copy of this book via netgalley！Well it seems simple。 Applying it is a while other story。 But this book is inspiring！ it really tells you as it is！ First， quick introductions to simple concepts。Then the author elaborates on the 50 tips。 And just in case you weren’t keen on reading them all but wanted a glimpse。。。the book gives you an overview at the end of all the key concepts。 So in other words， this book gives you no excuses for not reading it and attempting to change your habits！ 。。。more
Jessica
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As someone who loves making New Year's resolutions but is not very good at keeping them， I wanted to start the year off learning how to effectively make new habits。 Hello， Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life by Fumio Sasaki was the perfect read for such a task。 Sasaki gives you fifty， YES fifty， steps toward making new habits。 Though that seems like an overwhelming number of steps， I found Sasaki's insight into how our brains work， why we tend to fail at making habits， and how to succe As someone who loves making New Year's resolutions but is not very good at keeping them， I wanted to start the year off learning how to effectively make new habits。 Hello， Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life by Fumio Sasaki was the perfect read for such a task。 Sasaki gives you fifty， YES fifty， steps toward making new habits。 Though that seems like an overwhelming number of steps， I found Sasaki's insight into how our brains work， why we tend to fail at making habits， and how to successfully establish new ones to be enlightening， helpful， and easy to put to use。 I am notorious for not finishing nonfiction books but staying engaged with Saski's writing was an easy feat。 I also appreciated the insight's into minimalism to be very intriguing as well。I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in learning more about how our brains relate to habits and those looking for motivation and pragmatic steps for their own habit-making endeavors。The narration， done by Brian Nishii， was well done and enjoyable to listen to。 Thank you to Net Galley for the audiobook！ 。。。more
Katie/Doing Dewey
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Summary: This book combined the soothing， humble approach of Sasaki's previous book with better citations and even more useful advice。This is the second in a pair of books by minimalist Fumio Sasaki that I stumbled across at the perfect time in my life。 I was able to read his Goodbye， Things just as I was moving， which always makes me excited to reduce the number of things I own。 Now， as I'm settling into a new place and getting ready for the new year， felt like just the right time to pick up my Summary: This book combined the soothing， humble approach of Sasaki's previous book with better citations and even more useful advice。This is the second in a pair of books by minimalist Fumio Sasaki that I stumbled across at the perfect time in my life。 I was able to read his Goodbye， Things just as I was moving， which always makes me excited to reduce the number of things I own。 Now， as I'm settling into a new place and getting ready for the new year， felt like just the right time to pick up my review copy of his next book on developing new habits。Sasaki's previous book had a mix of strengths and weaknesses， so I was interested to see how his next book developed。 I'm happy to say that for me， many of the weaknesses were reduced or eliminated， while everything I loved about the previous book carried through。 Both are written in a soothing， contemplative tone that made them a delight to read during a turbulent year。 The author's approach to sharing what he learned was admirably humble。 He clearly acknowledges that not all of his advice will work for everyone。 He specifically recommends customization of his ideas in several places。 Despite this humble approach， the author does make some strikingly broad statements about psychology and motivation in both books。 This book improves on the previous one though， backing more of these statements with citations of relevant research。The best part of the previous book was the section containing specific tips on minimizing what you own。 The author's philosophical musings and biographical details were weaker - more repetitive and not always persuasive。 That was true in this book as well， but a much larger section of the book was devoted to specific advice。 Although your mileage may vary， I also found a larger percentage （95% or more） of the habbit starting tips in this book helpful。 I started to write down all those that were useful to me and ended up essentially reproducing the complete list from the book！ There were two small places where the author said things that were weirdly gendered， like noting that women sometimes just get angry in relationships。 This was such a small portion of the book though that it didn't detract from my enjoyment。 Overall， this was a pleasant， helpful read that I think will help me kick off a new year in a new place with the habits I want to build。This review was originally posted on Doing Dewey 。。。more
Finding My Star
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Another great book from Fumio Sasaki。 I really enjoyed that it wasn't just a book of tips。 There was lots of scientific explanations about why we stick to some habits and not others， about willpower， etc。 Although the author gave specific examples （getting up early， exercising， quitting alcohol， etc。） the strategies can be applied to any habit you want to start or bad habit you want to stop。 With the new year coming up I have a few new habits I want to start and a few bad ones I want to stop。 I Another great book from Fumio Sasaki。 I really enjoyed that it wasn't just a book of tips。 There was lots of scientific explanations about why we stick to some habits and not others， about willpower， etc。 Although the author gave specific examples （getting up early， exercising， quitting alcohol， etc。） the strategies can be applied to any habit you want to start or bad habit you want to stop。 With the new year coming up I have a few new habits I want to start and a few bad ones I want to stop。 I feel the new knowledge I have because of this book will really help me。 Thank you to the publisher for the advanced copy of this book。 。。。more
Anne
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I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。3。5 stars。 This book was a very nice overview of tips for developing and keeping good habits， and avoiding or breaking bad ones。 His tips are very practical and are very easy to implement into anyone's daily lives。 The writing style is very straight forward and easy to understand; he explains the concepts very clearly。 It doesn't just focus on how to build habits; he also focused on our motivations， and how we fall into bad habits I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。3。5 stars。 This book was a very nice overview of tips for developing and keeping good habits， and avoiding or breaking bad ones。 His tips are very practical and are very easy to implement into anyone's daily lives。 The writing style is very straight forward and easy to understand; he explains the concepts very clearly。 It doesn't just focus on how to build habits; he also focused on our motivations， and how we fall into bad habits， and why they seem like they're so difficult to break。 This book was also very motivating。 It made me feel like I could do anything and improve my habits！ I also liked the audiobook narrator a lot。There were unfortunately some parts that irked me。 The way the author talks about women is a little weird。 He also uses some language that is fat shaming。 Although it's in the context of trying to develop healthy eating and exercise habits， it got a little uncomfortable after a while。 。。。more
Reading_ Tam_ Ishly
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If at all you want to pick up this book， opt for the audiobook。 I really like the narration。 I doubt if it wasn't for the narrator I would have ever complete reading the book。 As much as I loved the first book by the author， this book didn't work for me。 I still take tips from the first book on minimalism as it was more practical， easy and fast to read。 But this book on habits went into too much of explanations and examples before actually going to the main point that I feel it lost all its purp If at all you want to pick up this book， opt for the audiobook。 I really like the narration。 I doubt if it wasn't for the narrator I would have ever complete reading the book。 As much as I loved the first book by the author， this book didn't work for me。 I still take tips from the first book on minimalism as it was more practical， easy and fast to read。 But this book on habits went into too much of explanations and examples before actually going to the main point that I feel it lost all its purpose， even though they are backed up by numerous experiments and references。It became tiring after thirty percent of the read。 It started out strong and good。 As the author points out to go directly to chapter 3 if you want to jump right in regarding habits， it still didn't work for me。 I wanted the book to present the important points and actually back them up with less but important example and reference backups。 But it went to explain more on things that didn't need explanations。Hope the next book works。 Thank you， author and the publisher for the audiobook。 。。。more
Andrienne
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Read this book in one go。 He cites many examples of Japanese celebrities and other authors who share the same feelings on the topic。 This book is easily accessible， not too ground-breaking but he does bring up important points。 I only disagreed with one advice out of so many。 He shares his battle with alcohol dependence and marathon running。 If you liked the writing style of his other book， Goodbye Things， you will get the same tone and feel。 Thanks to the publisher for letting me read early。
Kayo
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What a wealth of information。 Anyone can get benefit from this book in some way。 I'm so glad I read this book！ Thanks to author， publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book。。 While I got the book for free， it had no bearing on the rating I gave it。 What a wealth of information。 Anyone can get benefit from this book in some way。 I'm so glad I read this book！ Thanks to author， publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book。。 While I got the book for free， it had no bearing on the rating I gave it。 。。。more
Jennifer
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I received an eARC courtesy of W。W。 Norton & Company via Edelweiss in exchange for my honest review。This book is far too tedious。 I'm not sure if it is a translation issue， but for a book on minimalism I found this entirely too wordy。 The content in this perfectly fine， but it was simply not a book that I enjoyed。 I think it was just not what I was expecting。 I received an eARC courtesy of W。W。 Norton & Company via Edelweiss in exchange for my honest review。This book is far too tedious。 I'm not sure if it is a translation issue， but for a book on minimalism I found this entirely too wordy。 The content in this perfectly fine， but it was simply not a book that I enjoyed。 I think it was just not what I was expecting。 。。。more
Bladelor
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Intéressant mais un peu brouillon par moments。 J'ai trouvé l'autre livre de l'auteur sur le minimalisme bien plus pertinent。 Intéressant mais un peu brouillon par moments。 J'ai trouvé l'autre livre de l'auteur sur le minimalisme bien plus pertinent。 。。。more
Slow Man
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The last self-help book。 A book about habit forming。 The approach is humble。 The tone is gentle。 This is a clean read。 He gathers the facts about habit forming and gives us a summary of what has been said about the subject。 It makes one kinder and calmer when you are swimming in the mind of a minimalist。 I don’t think I can ever be one but having an aspect of it can be beneficial。
Thu Hoai
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