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Gets the basic psychology wrong

Revisado: 04-28-24

In chapter 2, the author conflates punishment and negative reinforcement. This is such a basic psychology 101 error, the rest of the book should be approached with skepticism.

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Best book I’ve read

Revisado: 11-04-22

I’m a healthy psychologist who can’t seem to get back into regular healthy habits after the pandemic. I read these books and I teach these skills for a living, but I still struggled myself. And that’s because “knowin’ ain’t doin’” - doing is doing, so I’m really happy to share that this book is about actually how to do the hard work. I’ve read so many of these, but this was the first one I listened to / read that actually broke through my inertia. I’m so impressed with it - I wish I’d been able to write this book. It’s such a gem.

By the way, yes she shares that she follows a plant based diet and why she does it. But she isn’t telling the reader that they need to. She’s sharing an example of a health behavior and how it relates to her values. It’s just a specific example on how to connect behaviors to the things that are important to us.

Yes, she uses the METAPHOR of passengers on the bus to illustrate how automatic thoughts can get in the way of our own best intentions. It’s a pretty nice way to simplify the role of our cognitions.

To return a book and give a 1 star review based on these things, and then say you didn’t even read the book? What a load of garbage. That person’s “passengers” found a pretty effective way to give them a reason to give up. Don’t let your passengers do that.

So - as a professional, I recommend this to my patients - but as a 50 year old working mom? I’ve found it completely essential for my own healthy habits. Good luck to you.

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I return to this book again and again.

Revisado: 02-25-21

I'm a clinical psychologist who specializes in "health related behavior change." It's my JOB to get people to take better care of themselves - but I had been really struggling over the last couple of years to exercise regularly and manage my stress. I have to say, this book is SPOT ON. I have read it 3 times over the past year. I started with the audible, and then liked it so much I got it in print too. I've bought it for friends, I've recommended it to patients. The information contained in this book is useful, relatable, accurate, and also super motivating. I also really like that she doesn't just use the book to market her program (like some, ahem, other books on changing habits that are recommended in these comments). She gives you the tools to build motivation - because we all pretty much know what to do (exercise more, eat better, get enough sleep, etc). But *knowin' ain't doin*. So far, coming back to her book again and again, has also helped me sustain motivation for all the healthy habits. Every time I read it, I get more out of it. So as someone who both lives and teaches this, I have to give this my highest rating.

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