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ATOMIC HABITS: GAMECHANGER OR GLORIFIED TO-DO LIST?
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In this episode of Why You’re Reading, Ellen and Ellie take on Atomic Habits by James Clear, the wildly popular self-help book promising life-changing results through tiny behavioural shifts. They explore the book’s central ideas around habit formation, share their personal responses to the methods, and question how much of the advice holds up under scrutiny. The conversation digs into the simplicity of Clear’s framework, the absence of robust scientific support and go beyond the surface to discuss addiction, mental health, and the broader societal pressures around productivity, health, and optimisation. They unpack how books like Atomic Habits often overlook systemic barriers, ignore gendered and class-based experiences, and lean on anecdote more than evidence. And they ask: when self-help doesn’t acknowledge complexity, who does it really help? Finally, the verdict: shelf it, share it, or shred it?
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