{"id":87823,"date":"2022-12-23T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=87823"},"modified":"2022-12-30T15:17:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T19:17:02","slug":"best-books-on-habit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/best-books-on-habit\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Best Books on Habit-Breaking and Building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you have any bad habits you want to break? What are the best books on habit? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you\u2019re looking to break bad habits<\/a> or form good ones, reading self-improvement books is a good place to start. In these books, you\u2019ll learn how powerful habits really are, and the steps you can take to benefit from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are ten books on habits that you should read to instill healthy behaviors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Best Books to Change Your Habits<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Self-help books on habit cover a wide range of topics. You can learn how to maximize your time<\/a>, kick bad habits, and form good routines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s dive into a collection of books that will help you succeed personally and professionally by creating new and improved habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atomic Habits<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you struggle with bad habits? Do you try to create good habits that will bring positive changes to your life, but have trouble making them stick? In Atomic Habits<\/em>, James Clear argues that adopting the right habits will drastically improve your life<\/strong>\u2014but to do so, you must understand how habits work and how you can change yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this book, you\u2019ll discover why habits matter and the three mindsets you can use to create them. You\u2019ll then learn how habits form<\/a> and the four keys to changing yours. Finally, you\u2019ll learn how to continue improving the habits you’ve implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Power of Habit<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In The Power of Habit<\/em>, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Duhigg draws on extensive research to explore how habits develop into automatic behaviors that influence personal lives, businesses, and communities. He explains why unhealthy habits are notoriously difficult to break and provides a practical framework to help you understand and change any habit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this book, Duhigg gives his key ideas to focus on how your habits form and what you can do to change them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Coaching Habit<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coaching in the workplace can bring out the best in your team members and increase productivity, while also lightening your workload. But many managers and leaders avoid coaching, thinking that it\u2019s just another task to add to a burgeoning to-do list<\/a> or that it\u2019s too complicated or awkward to put into practice. Others mistakenly believe that they\u2019re already<\/em> coaching, when all they\u2019re doing is giving advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this book, you\u2019ll learn how to turn coaching into an informal, effective daily habit by asking team members seven essential questions. Find out how listening instead of speaking for just 10 minutes a day can refresh and revamp your interactions with your team members and ultimately transform the way you and your teamwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiny Habits<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever tried to introduce a new habit (or kick an old one) and flopped? In Tiny Habits<\/em>, Stanford behavioral scientist BJ Fogg diagnoses why you failed and shows you how to succeed next time. The Tiny Habits method<\/a> is judgment-free and science-based, and it has resulted in success for thousands of people around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out why relying on motivation will get you nowhere, what you should do instead, and why you should celebrate in style after each tiny win. Tiny Habits <\/em>will show you how flossing one tooth can lead to something great, one tiny step at a time<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High Performance Habits<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

High performers are people who maintain their success and well-being over a long period of time. <\/strong>Many people believe that if they work hard, practice consistently, and focus on the things they\u2019re good at, they\u2019ll become one of these high performers. However, while these are wonderful practices, they don\u2019t lead to high performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

High performance is consistent<\/em> and continued<\/em> success and growth at a high level. It requires that you build effective habits, adapt to your environment, and align your priorities. There are six high-performance habits (the HP6) that will help achieve your goals<\/a> in a healthy and sustainable way.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019re deliberate habits<\/em>, or habits that you actively choose to do and constantly revisit to improve your performance. They\u2019re often challenging and require your full attention. This book explains why each of these habits is important, the dangers of not developing them, and ways to implement them in your daily life. The six high-performance habits are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n