I can’t decide if this book taught me a lot, or if, all in all, it was all logical stuff and I already knew it without knowing it. I’d say, it’s both.

In hindsight, it makes a lot of sense and is definitely logical: of course starting with baby steps / tiny habits is much more manageable than gunning for some huge change (hello, New Year Resolutions that 99.5% of people never uphold past the first week, and are basically one huge permission we give ourselves to fail, which is why I’ve stopped making them for years). On the other hand, it all *sounds* easy, but if it *was* so easy, we’d all be doing it naturally in a snap of fingers. And it’s absolutely obvious by now that a lot of people, myself included, are pretty much rubbish at “naturally” starting this kind of thing.

All in all, for me, the book wasn’t ground-breaking in itself—the basic theory was more of a “duh!” moment than anything else. However, the author gives pointers and exercises that seem in general useful, and give ideas to start if the whole thing appears really overwhelming. It’s possibly even more useful for people who tend to approach things with an all-or-nothing mentality, since going “all” with a tiny habit (ex: flossing one tooth) is easy to achieve, leads without too much trouble to doing the rest while we’re at it, but sill consists in a success. (Although, for anyone who’s remotely like me, doing more than you planned for also easily leads to unconsciously viewing the “more” as the only possible way of succeeding, which defeats the purpose. But that’s not what the book tells us to do anyway—that’s a personal pitfall.)

This is a great book on building new habits, starting with the tiniest of changes. Written with authority, it’s full of practical ways to implement the change. I’d highly recommend, but having read this as an electronic version on NetGalley, would suggest getting a paper copy as there are diagrams and charts that are hard to read digitally. I’m buying a paper copy now.

My go to guide for the New Year ,I will be implementing many of the suggestions to make my life function better a streamlined version.Will be gifting friends with this valuable life guide,#netgalley#penguinrandomhouseuk

The time has come for people to consider new years resolutions and with that comes these types of practical self-help guides. I would say this is one of the most accessible and fascinating that I've come across and it is packed with helpful hints and tips that direct you as to how to change aspects of your life for the better. It's a comprehensive and very informative book and talks about how and why habits form and how to change them.

I particularly appreciated that Fogg doesn't blame us for failing to change aspects of our lives and confirms that failure is not linked to a lack of personal willpower; I have come across numerous books about habitual behaviour that blame the individual which doesn't exactly inspire you to try again and has you pretty disheartened before even beginning. Instead, Fogg says the approach we have been taught for decades is wrong and as stated at the beginning of Tiny Habits there are three important things to remember if looking to successfully amend our behaviours: 1) Stop judging yourself 2) Take your aspirations and break them down into tiny behaviours 3) Embrace mistakes as discoveries and use them to move forward.

Sometimes these non-fiction titles can be very dry and difficult to wade through, but I found this very readable and incredibly helpful not to mention thought-provoking. I am looking forward to putting the tips into action and I like that this book takes a radically different approach to other similar books. Of course, it has been released now to cash in on the likely huge new years resolution market which irks me a little given people are often looking to change long-held habitual behaviour all year long. However, I can see that a lot more people begin to consider adapting their behaviour at this time of year.

I feel strongly that Tiny Habits could really lead to the improvement and enrichment of many people's lives and it is punctuated and illustrated with examples and stories which aid understanding. We are all full of good intentions for the new year and new start but maybe using this book as a guide we will be much more successful this time. Go on and take the bull by the horns. Good luck! Many thanks to Virgin Books for an ARC.

Tiny Habits surprised me. It was very readable and I can see myself returning to it in the future when I'm ready to create more new habits. I've already found myself thinking about how I can incorporate some of the ideas into my own life. With lots of examples of 'habiteers' who have had success with the Tiny Habits method, the simple, common-sense approach feels very achievable (even for me and I'm hopeless at keeping up with new habits!)
There are lots of examples in the appendix to have a go at yourself and I hope to implement some of these as we move into the new year but, as Fogg recommends, if (when) I fail I'll aim to adapt rather than give up.

The book also points to the Tiny Habits website with lots of free resources and ideas to help you get started, and to stick to your new habits.

With exercises at the end of each chapter to help a reader implement the Tiny Habits method into their own lives, I can see this book being a practical handbook for those who are looking to make changes to their lifestyle and improvements to their health, wellbeing and productivity.

I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Basic common sense but I suppose it is helpful to see it written down. I thought the flow charts were unnecessary and intended to make it seem more scientific. I don’t think the advice in this book is something I will implement in my life. However, thank you Netgalley and BJ Fogg for giving me the opportunity to give my unbiased opinion.

Anything that can make life more productive and to do things for the better is always a welcomed idea. Books that propose to have the tools to help you do this is enticing, but can it make the difference? The idea that small changes lead to bigger and better things sounds pragmatic and do’able.
To give this book credit it has a very easy reading style. It is up beat with lots of real life applied examples and the approaches are supported by diagrams and tools to promote the positive behaviours required.
As with most self-help books it is peppered with fluff – superfluous wording that puffs up the word count. Notwithstanding people respond to different approaches; examples, motivational words, pictures, summaries, exercises. This books has them all, my view is that even accounting for this more could have been stripped back to make for prudent reading time.
Essentially the theory is that you need a prompt, motivation to change and the development of a quick habit as the core ingredients to effect change. Change is a practiced habit so needs to be achieved and embedded (more often than not) before being able to readily expand the volume or intensity. We all have good and bad habits so it’s looking at what we do and when, as well as triggers or barriers to modifying the habit to overcome or include it for the better.
The proof needs to be in the pudding and so you can use such as the recipe cards to identify the anchor to your habit, the tiny habit to work around this and the recognition of a momentary celebration to emotionally hardwire the emotion to the habit. There are some really good practical examples and it can probably help a good number of people. It offers food for thought, every day awareness re current habits and the opportunity to do something about the habits. Bite size steps are always the easier route to wholescale change. Fogg comes across as sincerely wanting you to achieve.

This self help book explains how to create tiny habits as basis and move on to bigger ones to reach the goals you've set. That's exactly what I was looking for as my motivation usually sinks after a while and I'm back to square one.

The examples at the beginning of the book didn't resonate much with me but the more I read, the more I could imagine creating my own tiny habits. It's a bit repetitive at times but that wasn't annoying, it just made me think more about the whole process and take more notes. I have a Kindle version and will buy a paperback one as soon as it's out as I want to refer to it often.
I already created two tiny habits that are going strong and I'm confident I'll "upgrade" them soon.

Thank you to the publisher who provided me with an e-copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

There are many books available on Tiny habits but this one is probably one of the best. It gets right into the heart of the matter and explains not just how to do them, but why they work. It shows you how to develop them into something bigger and also how to change bad habits. It is very well written and easy to read. Maybe it is a little overworked in places but it has that 'tap tap tap' effect to get the point across. Even though I didn't relate to a lot of the examples and case studies I still found the book very useful and it definitely digs deep enough to have an effect and deliver some level of success.

Can’t wait to implement several of these strategies in 2020, hopefully changing my NY Resolutions game and making it more successful. I enjoyed this book and it left me super motivated!

A great book - I'm only half-way through but am able to use a lot of this advice and find it genuinely helpful. The theories behind it will help me build new habits and disciplines, and also help those around me to do so. Nice to see a self-help book that's so practical.

I loved this! I implemented small ones for my room and I ended up finding 31 pairs of shoes!
It's very handy, but it's one you have to read over and over again for the habits to sink in. They are simple, but hard if you aren't already in the mindset.

For me this was not particularly useful.

Most of the information is general common sense, with a number of anecdotal stories about practitioners and teachers of the method. There was also a lot of waffle and naming things which I found fairly pointless.

One of the moments described as a bit of a breakthrough in the method was 'after' eg if you want to turn flossing into a habit, then try and place the habit after brushing your teeth, not after eg washing the dishes... The anecdotes generally involve someone who was in a difficult place (finances/divorce etc) who then learns the tiny habits method and then they manage to turn their life around and now they're successful.

I couldn't find any information on research into behavioural science in the book, which I would have been really interested to read.

Overall I wouldn't recommend.

This is a practical self-help book that explains how the Fogg Behaviour Model (named after the author and founder) can help change habits and behaviours to enable people to make improvements to their lives. It takes what Fogg argues are three necessary components of behaviour - motivation, ability and prompt - and teaches ways of examining behaviour in the context of these three things. There are practical examples and stories, and the model can also be used to influence other people's behaviours. There are really useful practical tools in the appendices section that can be downloaded from the writer's website.

I read my copy on my Kindle as I received an electronic advance copy. It's the sort of book I'd generally prefer to read in paperback so I could dip in and out of different chapters more easily and use as a reference book. It's packed with great advice and is thought-provoking and easy to read. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy in exchange for my personal review.

Go on, admit it - you're not quite perfect. You still have those odd, quirky even loveable (to you) habits which seem to annoy other people. Other people, of course, are sorely afflicted with some dreadful flaws which they could so easily correct, if only they would make just a little bit of effort. Or put another way, I get cross with myself because I forget to do things or do some actions more than I should and no matter how I try to make what seem to be quite monumental changes I never quite seem to get to grips with the concepts. I constantly fail and then I get cross with myself for failing. Lack of willpower is another burden to add to the list.

Well, the answer is at hand. People do want to make changes and then blame themselves for not being able to do so, but BJ Fogg has the answer: tiny habits. The first thing he tells us that it isn't our fault. It's our approach to change which is at fault - as he says it's a design flaw - not a personal flaw. There are two things to be clear about straight away: information doesn't make changes and nor does repetition. You can tell people about the perils of drinking and smoking until you're blue in the face, but they're still going to drink and smoke. You can repeat filling the dishwasher but it's still not going to become a habit unless you do some other work on the action.

To successfully change behaviours you need to do three things:

Stop judging yourself.

Take your aspirations and break them down into tiny behaviours.

Embrace mistakes as discoveries and use them to move forward.

BJ takes us through the process of breaking behaviours down into tiny actions, building prompts and building them into regular habits. You can apply this to yourself, or to other people, on the basis that you are helping them to become the people they want to be, though you might want to check that with them first!

I had a quiet feeling of confidence as I read this book. I could see it working. There suddenly seemed to be an easy way of ensuring that I drink more water, of getting out for more walks, of becoming a healthier me.

There were one or two examples where I wasn't entirely convinced. If you get cross with your teenage daughter for leaving the fridge door open, the next time she gets a yoghurt out of the fridge and leaves the door open you should compliment her on her choice of a healthy snack. What struck me was that she'd probably be getting a coke - and that the fridge door is still open. Personally, I'd have ensured that there was an alarm on the fridge door. It's a minor quibble in an otherwise very readable and informative book. I'd like to thank the publishers for letting Bookbag have a copy to review.

Americans are very good at turning common sense self-help into a science, and this is no exception. With flow charts and graphs you too can achieve your goals. By starting with tiny steps you will be motivated to do more e.g. if your goal is to floss your teeth every day, start by just flossing one tooth daily. If your goal is to run a marathon, start by just putting one shoe on, and taking it off again. You will feel the "shine" and be motivated to do more. The shine is basically how you feel when you get praised, like a smiley face or gold star. You have to read through a lot of waffle to actually find the basic advice, but there are one or two insights and methods in there which are quite useful, as are the lists in the appendix.