Why do you hate books like Atomic Habits? Just curious.

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Jul 7, 2020
8:27:21am

Fifth-Fret Contributor

Why do you hate books like Atomic Habits? Just curious.

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Fifth-Fret

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Author

Time

Three books that changed the way that I think

a priori

7/6/20 8:25pm

Extreme Ownership.

7/6/20 8:25pm

Extreme Ownership seems gimmicky to me

SlantRoute

7/6/20 8:30pm

I can see that in some of the principles and points. But the general concept of

7/6/20 8:38pm

I don't understand this one. Obviously I'm in the minority because everyone seems to love it, but what novel idea did

Supercoug

7/6/20 8:53pm

I thought it’d be more about personal improvement than business improvement

Mrs Featerbottom

7/6/20 9:48pm

Clarification: Not scriptures / church books — that's a different category.

a priori

7/6/20 8:25pm

Being Mortal

Noni Fruit

7/6/20 8:29pm

Absolutely. Amazing book.

CDV

7/6/20 8:31pm

Just Mercy for me.

LiveCoug

7/6/20 8:31pm

I agree

CotoCoug

7/6/20 9:35pm

I’m halfway through right now. Tough, eye-opening read

Odysseus

7/6/20 9:42pm

Better than the movie?

a priori

7/7/20 10:17am

Non-fiction bores me usually. I prefer novels because I find deeper meaning by

Hypnotoad

7/6/20 8:33pm

I know what you mean, except that I love biographies.

a priori

7/6/20 9:17pm

Drive was fascinating, and one of those books business people should read over pop-garbage like Good to Great.

Supercoug

7/6/20 9:22pm

12 rules for life, The Happiness Hypothesis, 1984.

dfudge

7/6/20 8:35pm

Happiness Hypothesis was great, and more people should read it.

Supercoug

7/6/20 9:11pm

Made to Stick

CougarTailDevourer

7/6/20 8:39pm

Underrated book.

Supercoug

7/6/20 8:53pm

Best book I've ever read as far as PR/Marketing goes.

CougarTailDevourer

7/6/20 8:58pm

Yeah I'm trying to think of a better one, and I can't at the moment.

Supercoug

7/6/20 9:15pm

I've heard shoe dog is a good one for marketing people

tarzan15

7/6/20 9:31pm

It was a good book--in fact, I loved it. My only frustration was that it seemed to convey few actionable business

Supercoug

7/6/20 9:33pm

Basic Economics, Thomas Sowell

Artist

7/6/20 8:40pm

I don't really read books. I did however read this article once, well ok, most

EEcougar

7/6/20 8:42pm

Mein Kampf, The Communist Manifesto, Value of Price and Profit.

slowhiteguy

7/6/20 8:47pm

Is a slowhiteguy welcomed at BLM or Antifa gatherings? Oops, I guess Antifa

StarMan

7/6/20 9:12pm

The Tao of Pooh, 1984,The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Nakedbootleg

7/6/20 8:50pm

Love the Tao of Pooh

Mrs Featerbottom

7/6/20 9:46pm

And the follow up The Te of Piglet.

ManicBlue

7/7/20 12:58am

Also, Everybody Always by Bob Goff is a great book

Nakedbootleg

7/7/20 9:47am

Tattoos on the Heart

Supercoug

7/6/20 8:54pm

The Moral Animal

Supercoug

7/6/20 9:12pm

That's a good one

El Careeb

7/6/20 9:35pm

Opened up a new framework for processing the world. Like the OP, I thought Thinking F&S did that as well, but The Moral

Supercoug

7/6/20 9:40pm

As A Man Thinketh (Allen), Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (Epstein), The Chamber (Grisham)

Odysseus

7/6/20 9:45pm

Atlas Shrugged and Uncle Tom’s Cabin

HighHorse

7/6/20 9:48pm

Rich Dad Poor Dad series of books.

JohnnyC

7/6/20 9:53pm

Leadership and Self-Deception, Deep Work, Drive, Influence (Cialdini)

d-coug

7/6/20 10:36pm

1984, Man’s Search for Meaning

D.T. Survivor

7/6/20 10:54pm

Screwtape Letters

ManicBlue

7/7/20 12:59am

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

SpiffCoug

7/7/20 6:49am

Why do you hate books like Atomic Habits? Just curious.

Fifth-Fret

7/7/20 8:27am

This is a gross generalization, but I find that they're generally gimmicky and

a priori

7/7/20 8:36am

I know it's stereotypical, but 7 habits is by far my favorite book

7/7/20 11:29am

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