Jeremy Dean

For a relatively short book (it's exactly the size of a CD, evidently designed to fit on your CD shelf), this packs a big punch. It's written in a vibrant, somewhat darkly humorous way, and even the photo captions are memorable, as are the photos themselves. A lot of the events of Trent Reznor's rise to success seem a bit hard to believe (e.g. a balloon carrying a camcorder filming a video floated away on its balloon and a year later led to the police investigating what they thought was a show more snuff film), or NIN quickly opening for Guns N' Roses before a crowd of 85,000 a year or so after releasing their first album, but in hindsight it's all believable. show less

If you ever wonder why you fail implementing a new habit - this is the book for you. If you are looking for a more realistic and substantial approach than a 21-days-change-any-habit-cure - this is the book for you.

We all have habits - good or bad.The book takes you through both the making and breaking of habits supported with examples from various scientific studies (all thoroughly referenced). It explains why it may be difficult to change or stop an old habit alternatively add a new habit, show more and it describes different tools/ways helpful making the change reality.

The book was written in an easy going manner i.e. you don't have to be a psychology student to benefit from it. This is a book that will definitely stay on my mind for a while. It has already made me start thinking of which habits I have and which I want to have - and how to go about it. show less

This is mainly evidence based at least, and some of the research studies are interesting, but it does get a bit repetitive and could have made the same points in fewer words. Also there were some parts that didn't make sense when the author was describing studies - I couldn't tell if the author had misinterpreted the results or whether it was just written so strangely that it accidentally implied the reverse to the actual findings.

This is a great book! I got a few ideas to try out in my own life (with some success). I'm parking this book for now and when needed I'll pick it up again later someday. For the time being I feel I've got what I wanted from this book.

Written in a down-to-earth style, it feels like no bullshitting. When the author tells you that X works he also tells you the pitfalls and accepts how hard it still is. It does gives you some hope.