My Top 6 Habit Improvement Books

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Here are my current top 5 favorite books on habit improvement…

Enjoy.

1.Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

by Greg McKeown – (Amazon)

Which habits you focus on is even more important than how you do it.

2.The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It

by Kelly McGonigal – (Amazon)

Habits are developed through exertion of willpower. And contrary to popular belief willpower is finite, so we have to learn to make the most of it.

3.The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

by Charles Duhigg – (Amazon)

To understand habit development one needs to understand the Habit Loop and other priceless insights from this seminal book.

4.The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles

by Steven Pressfield – (Amazon)

“Resistance” is probably the most important concept I’ve ever learned from a book and without understanding it you’ll be defenseless against procrastination.

5.Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less

by Sam Carpenter – (Free ebook / Free audiobook / Amazon)

What is a habit if not an internal system? Like any system you can tweak and improve it. This book should help you understand the systemization mindset.

6.The Compound Effect

by Darren Hardy – (Amazon)

Little, everyday decisions will either take you to the life you desire or to disaster by default. Habits change gradually, not all at once.



