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The disappointing worldview of Atomic Habits
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The disappointing worldview of Atomic Habits

A book I really wanted to quit

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Leslie Kern
Feb 20, 2023
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Notebook with a coloured habit tracker page for journal, meditation and yoga. Coloured markers in the background.
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CW: discussion of how prevalent weight loss is in the book Atomic Habits.

The description of Perfectly Cromulent states that I’m a “self help optimist in a pessimist’s world.” What I mean by this, among other things, is that I’m usually game to find something positive and useful in a self help text, even if it’s sur…

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