On this page, we list a very short list of what we think are the BEST books with practical tips on how to change our habits to be healthier and happier.
Here are a few of my favorite quotes about habits:
About how important habits are
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit” ―Will Durant (describing Aristotle’s ideas on this topic).
About changing habits
“A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time” ―Mark Twain
Below are some books that I can guarantee are full of “simple and practical” strategies for changing our habits.
By Gretchen Rubin
By James Clear
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BJ Fogg’s Tiny Habits is better. He’s a Stanford researcher that researches habits. The others are good too.