REVIEW: “One habit per week. Change yourself in a year ", Brett Blumenthal

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

The way you spend your day is similar to the way you spend your life. Brett Blumenthal's book will help you build new habits and change your life for the better in a year.

Sometimes you put off something until tomorrow, and then it turns out that 10 years have passed. The idea of waking up as a new person looks very tempting, but very few people succeed without some strong shocks. I usually make a circle through the dense forest of my habits and return to the starting point, greatly undermining my confidence in my own strength. How can you avoid this? Change gradually, in small steps, under sensitive and delicate guidance.

You've probably come across long lists like "100 Things You Must Do to Be Happier" on more than one occasion. Personally, I love them: you can read, think how great it would be to do all this, and forget after 10 minutes. Brett Blumenthal has reduced these endlessly useful lists to 52 items aimed at improving your life in four ways in a year:

• stress tolerance;
• ability to concentrate and performance;
• memory and protection against aging;
• feeling of a happy and full life.

How it works

The program consists of 52 small lifestyle changes. Each of these small steps is accompanied by an explanation of why it is important and tips for successfully implementing positive change in your life. By consistently achieving success at each step, you get a boost of vigor for the next step.

Small changes are less painful and more real. Plus, you see results faster. Regardless of what exactly a person wants to change in himself, three points are fundamental: any significant change implies a series of successive small changes; all-or-nothing tactics often fail; small changes in yourself spur the desire to move on the path to success.

Brett Blumenthal "One Habit Per Week"

Even if it seems that you have already mastered some habits, do not ignore the corresponding points of the program. There is a big difference between keeping to-do lists and using them effectively. And the real chasm lies between listening to music every day and using music to help you in your daily chores. Don't rush to tick the checklist of your new habits!

By the way, about checklists: the book is equipped with a whole section of tools and resources to control the development of the program. Here you will find questions and tables that allow you to assess the directions of change that are important to you and realize your problems. This is an excellent guide, leaving you no loopholes for laziness and inattention, and allows you to tailor the program to your needs.

Who is this book for

To be honest, it's versatile. Even if you are completely satisfied with your life, you will find many great ideas and advice in it, and you will be able to take a different look at some of your habits. You should definitely read this book if you:

• again failed to change their life since Monday;
• you just can't get out of your comfort zone, or, even worse, you can't find your comfort zone;
• do not know how to prioritize;
• do not know how to relax;
• you want to become happier, but you just can't afford it;
• "In general, they are happy, but …";
• do not know how to properly respond to life's problems;
• want to improve your self-esteem;
• want to improve relationships with people;
• realized the importance of long-term prospects.

The program is designed for a year, but Brett Blumenthal herself suggests considering it as a long-term guide. You can probably skip some points of the program in a couple of days, mastering some habits can take more than a week. Take your time, let the new take root in your life. One Habit Per Week is not a book to read and give to someone. You can return to it again and again as soon as you feel that you are missing something important in your life. As one Chinese saying goes, don't be afraid to grow slowly, be afraid to stay the same.