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Making New Habits

Breaking and making habits isn't just for New Year's. Any time of year can be a good time to make changes. These books take different approaches to the age-old challenge of how to successfully break old habits and create new ones. Perhaps you'll find within these pages the insights and practices you need to make your life more wonderful. I couldn't decide what order to put this list in, so I simply alphabetized by title! #IndyPLAdults

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  • Atomic Habits

    Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results : An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

    Clear, James,
    “Your habits are how you embody your identity.... One: decide the type of person you want to be. Two: prove it to yourself with small wins.” Atomic Habits, a #1 New York Times bestseller, offers useful practices to help you break old habits and…
    Book, 2018New York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2018] — 155.24 CLE
  • The Big Book of 30-day Challenges

    60 Habit-forming Programs to Live An Infinitely Better Life

    Casper, Rosanna,
    This slim, colorfully illustrated book makes suggestions of different kinds of habits you could try out for 30 days each. Great for anyone looking to switch things up in their lives without having a particular goal in mind or for someone who wants…
    Book, 2017Berkeley, CA : Ulysses Press, [2017] — 158.1 CAS
  • The Craving Mind

    From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love - Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits

    Brewer, Judson,
    Addiction researcher Judson Brewer conveys in a lighthearted, personal storytelling style how powerful mindfulness and compassion are in breaking addictive behaviors. Also available as an eBook and a Downloadable Audiobook.
    Book, 2017New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017] — 158.1 BRE
  • Hello, Habits

    a Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life

    Sasaki, Fumio, 1979-
    Hello, Habits explores the role of willpower in habit formation and the nature of habits themselves. Then we're introduced to 50 Steps for Acquiring New Habits. Finally the author proposes the idea that we are made of habits. Also available as an…
    Book, 2021New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2021] — 179.9 SAS
  • Kaizen

    the Japanese Secret to Lasting Change : Small Steps to Big Goals

    Harvey, Sarah (Literary agent),
    Written by a British author who lived in Japan and found the practice of Kaizen—"Good change" or "Improvement"—inspiring. She shares suggestions on how to implement changes so small you barely notice the difference until you discover that they have…
    Book, 2020New York : The Experiment, 2020. — 158.1 HAR
  • The Kindness Method

    Change Your Habits for Good Using Self-compassion and Understanding

    Izadi, Shahroo,
    Shahroo Izadi works with people looking to break away from addictive habits as well as those looking to make other kinds of changes in their lives. The book guides readers through mapping practices that help raise awareness and allow shifts in…
    Book, 2019New York : St. Martin's Essentials, [2019] — 152.33 IZA
  • The Little Book of Big Change

    the No-willpower Approach to Breaking Any Habit

    Johnson, Amy (Psychologist),
    The work in this book is derived from Sydney Banks' understanding that the interplay of what he called the Three Principles—Universal Mind, Thought and Consciousness—form the basis for human experience. Author Amy Johnson shares, 'When you view…
    Book, 2016Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2016] — 153.85 JOH
  • My Morning Routine

    How Successful People Start Every Day Inspired

    Spall, Benjamin,
    This book shares the habits 64 successful people use to get their days off to a good start. Some of their approaches may spark your own new habit creation. Also available as an eBook and Downloadable Audiobook.
    Book, 2018New York : Portfolio/Penguin, 2018. — 646.7 SPA
  • Tiny Habits

    + the Small Changes That Change Everything

    Fogg, B. J.,
    "Building habits and creating positive change CAN be easy—if you have the right approach." Also available as an eBook and in Large Print.
    Book, 2020Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020. — 152.33 FOG