by Michelle Segar
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Some people naturally gravitate toward a more disciplined lifestyle with habits and routines, while others wrestle to a greater extent with self-control and focus. If you struggle to maintain healthy lifelong habits and are looking for a simple strategy, this book might be right for you.
The book's first part exposes barriers to lasting change—i.e., decision disrupters—and how we can understand and avoid them. The second part presents the solution with graphic-based strategies, decision shortcuts, and choices that keep us moving forward and achieving lasting change.
The key to lasting change is to be mindful when faced with a challenging situation and avoid derailing through temptation, rebellion, accommodation, and perfection (TRAP). The strategy used is POP!—pause, open up your options and play, and pick the joy choice.
The advice is straightforward. Instead of all-or-nothing and giving up, you learn to make trade-offs that keep you moving toward your goals. The graphics reinforce the concepts and break up the text. Appendix A showcases an eating example, which is helpful, and I recommend reading before jumping into chapter one. Appendix B is written for health care professionals and is well-thought-out.
There are a lot of psychological terms that are defined but may cause the reader to skim over sections. The concepts are simple and repeated often throughout the book. The approach and strategies may not appeal or work for everyone; however, reflecting and honoring what may work for others is equally important.
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My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Some people naturally gravitate toward a more disciplined lifestyle with habits and routines, while others wrestle to a greater extent with self-control and focus. If you struggle to maintain healthy lifelong habits and are looking for a simple strategy, this book might be right for you.
The book's first part exposes barriers to lasting change—i.e., decision disrupters—and how we can understand and avoid them. The second part presents the solution with graphic-based strategies, decision shortcuts, and choices that keep us moving forward and achieving lasting change.
The key to lasting change is to be mindful when faced with a challenging situation and avoid derailing through temptation, rebellion, accommodation, and perfection (TRAP). The strategy used is POP!—pause, open up your options and play, and pick the joy choice.
The advice is straightforward. Instead of all-or-nothing and giving up, you learn to make trade-offs that keep you moving toward your goals. The graphics reinforce the concepts and break up the text. Appendix A showcases an eating example, which is helpful, and I recommend reading before jumping into chapter one. Appendix B is written for health care professionals and is well-thought-out.
There are a lot of psychological terms that are defined but may cause the reader to skim over sections. The concepts are simple and repeated often throughout the book. The approach and strategies may not appeal or work for everyone; however, reflecting and honoring what may work for others is equally important.
View all my reviews. Read the full review on LinkedIn.
