On April 1st, I had the pleasure of seeing Gretchen Rubin, well known blogger and happiness author, speak in Wellesley as part of her book tour for her new book about habits, “Better Than Before; Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives.”
I’ve been devouring the book since then, and am impressed by the brilliance with which Gretchen Rubin tackles the problems surrounding habit formation.
This book helps people analyze their own temperaments and personalities to decide which strategies for habit formation will work best for them. It is not a one size fits all approach to sticking with your habits. Rather, there are 21 different strategies for forming and keeping habits that she addresses in the book. Overwhelmed? Don’t be. Also included are some soul-searching questions to help you figure out which strategies will work best for you.
This is a fantastic book about learning to work with your own personality and tendencies to find the best strategies for making good habits stick.
Rubin doesn’t recommend specific habits, although she does go over the categories which seem to have the most positive impact on people’s lives. One exception? Making your bed every morning. The majority of respondents on her blog were amazed at the positive psychological benefit this habit had, with only a minor time investment.
Habits have so much power to positively influence our lives, and this book really will help you be better than before. Who doesn’t want that?
I read the Happiness project and loved it! I will have to check this one out too.
You really should! I’m enjoying it even more than the Happiness Project.