By the time my loan had come through at the library I had forgotten why I had decided to pick this book up. Still, I figured it was worth a read and continued on. 

 

It was weird reading a book on habit building when I was not specifically looking to change my habits. I tend to continually fine-tune my life based on my extended outcome on a regular basis. I would even say that I used many strategies that were included in this book. However, I created them based on my psychology background and trial and error. 

 

I will say that I found everything in this book useful, and nothing contrary to what I had previously learned. However, it also did seem fairly basic. It is a great book if you are a novice at building habits. It would be amazing for a younger person, or a person who is entering a new independent stage. 

 

For myself, I found it a nice refresher. It made me look at what I was doing and analyze how effective it was for me. That being said, I did not end up changing anything specifically. So, in a way reading Atomic Habits was kind of self-validating. 

 

Like any self-help book, it does not have all the answers. It also is not the only correct answer. However, I can understand its popularity and see its usefulness.