New York Times Bestseller

Washington Post Bestseller

The author from the blockbuster NY Times bestsellers, The Happiness Project and Happier at Home, tackles the important question: Just how do we change?

Gretchen Rubin’s reply: through behaviors. Habits are the invisible structures of everyday life. It takes function to make a habit, but once that habit is defined, we can funnel the energy of habits to build happier, stronger, even more about Better Than Before: Understanding the Habits of Our Everyday Lives effective lives.

So if behaviors are a key to change, then what we really need to know is: Just how do we modification our habits?

Better than Before answers that question. It presents a useful, concrete framework to allow readers to comprehend their habits-and to improve them for good. Infused with Rubin’s persuasive voice, rigorous analysis, and easy humor, and filled with vibrant stories of lives changed, Better than Before clarifies the (sometimes counter-intuitive) core principles of habit formation.

On the way, Rubin uses herself as guinea pig, tests her ideas on relatives and buddies, and answers visitors’ most pressing questions-oddly, queries that other writers and researchers have a tendency to ignore:

• Why should i find it tough to make a habit for something I love to do?

• Sometimes I can modification a habit right away, and sometimes We can’t modification a habit, no matter how hard We try. Why?

• How quickly may i change a habit?

• What can I do to be sure I stick to a fresh habit?

• How may i help another person change a habit?

• Why may i keep habits that advantage others, but can’t produce habits that are just for me?

Whether readers want to get more sleep, stop looking at their products, maintain a wholesome pounds, or finish a significant project, practices make change possible. Reading just a couple chapters of MUCH BETTER THAN Before will make readers wanting to start work on their personal habits-even before they’ve completed the book.

Bonus Feature: Carries a full episode through the author’s podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin in which she discusses how to build happier habits into everyday life.