“When it comes to building great habits and ditching lame ones, your commitment to staying focused on who you’re becoming regardless of where you are/who you are right now is the mightiest power you’ve got.” – 4.75/5 stars!

Attention! This book contains: mantras, small steps, 21 days, interviews, discipline, courage, self-love and a lot of humour.

New York Times bestselling author Jen Sincero gets to the core of transformation: habits–breaking, making, understanding, and sticking with them like you’ve never stuck before.

Badass Habits is a eureka-sparking, easy-to-digest look at how our habits make us who we are, from the measly moments that happen in private to the resolutions we loudly broadcast (and, erm, often don’t keep) on social media. Habit busting and building goes way beyond becoming a dedicated flosser or never showing up late again–our habits reveal our unmet desires, the gaps in our boundaries, our level of self-awareness, and our unconscious beliefs and fears. Badass Habits features Jen’s trademark hilarious voice and offers a much-needed fresh take on the conventional wisdom and science that shape the optimism (or pessimism?) around the age-old topic of habits. The book includes enlightening interviews with people who’ve successfully strengthened their discipline backbones, new perspective on how to train our brains to become our best selves, and offers a simple, 21 day, step-by-step guide for ditching habits that don’t serve us and developing the habits we deem most important. Habits shouldn’t be impossible to reset–and with healthy boundaries, knowledge of–and permission to go after–our desires, and an easy to implement plan of action, we can make any new goal a joyful habit.

Jen Sincero’s books never disappoint me. So, how would I describe this book? If you read her other books, I would say this one is a little different. This book has more to it other than the author sharing her experiences and advice – which was something I wasn’t expecting, but it was definitely a nice surprise. I would describe this one as her most practical book. A big part of the book is a detailed guide on what to do to change habits (either stopping or beginning a new habit). The idea is to follow all the steps (1 step of the book corresponds to 1 day) for 21 days and… tadaa! You’re set! She also makes the point that if the habit is still a little shaky, that you should repeat the 21 steps until it becomes a solid habit.

The book is very easy to read and follow, and the instructions given are clear and simple. Like I said, this is the most practical book from Jen Sincero yet, and I loved that about it. I don’t usually take notes about books, but I kept reaching for my notebook to write down some of the exercises the book provided!

I found the book extremely positive, motivating and accessible to readers of all ages. I flew through the pages and I feel like I absorbed all the good tips to apply them in my life. There are a lot of things I would love to change in my life, so I am definitely re-reading this again soon to use the practical guide daily!