What book should we read next for our book club? I think I'll change the last Thursday meeting of the month to be a Book Club Meeting instead of an Accountability Call! Here are some books that changed my life! We could read one of these or you guys can make suggestions in the comments!

@Brittney Neunzig how far should we be on the atomic habits? Also have you been using the workbook? I have it but haven't really opened it,

First Law: Make It Obvious - Chapter 4 - Habit Audit: Identify current habits (good and bad) to determine which to build or break; many habits are subconscious and automatic. - Chapter 5 - Implementation Strategies: Specify when and where habits will occur (e.g., "I will work out at 9am Monday-Friday for 30 minutes"). Use habit stacking by linking new habits to existing automatic behaviors (e.g., "After I brush my teeth, I will meditate for two minutes"). - Chapter 6 - Environment Design: Make environment support desired habits; context is the cue, not just single triggers (e.g. Put a book on your pillow in the morning if you want to read at night). - Chapter 7 - Breaking Bad Habits: Make bad habits invisible by reducing exposure to cues that trigger cravings (e.g. if you can't get your work done, put your phone in another room, if you are spending too much money on electronics quit reading reviews of the latest tech).

Here's my summary of the first three chapters of Atomic Habits by James Clear for anyone who hasn't gotten their book, hasn't had a chance to keep up with the reading or who isn't reading along! Chapter 1: Compounding Nature of Habits - Habits compound in both positive and negative directions - Small actions, over time, lead to outcomes that we often can't see right away Chapter 2: Identity and Habits - Habits shape identity and identity shapes habits - Building habits from the inside out by changing identity, or outside in by changing habits first - Important to decide who you want to become rather than just what you want to do - Example: Instead of saying "I want to lose weight," ask "What does a healthy person do?" and build that identity - Habits are fundamentally about becoming someone, not having something Chapter 3: Four-Step Habit Framework - The four laws: cue, craving, response, reward - To build good habits: make the cue obvious, make the craving attractive, make the response easy, make the reward satisfying - To break bad habits: make the cue invisible, make the craving unattractive, make the response difficult, make the reward unsatisfying

The book club has officially started! Read this week's pages and post any insights, take-aways, or aha moments in this thread!