Jason Antic

1/ I just stopped reading the book Atomic Habits after page 15. Why? Well, in the first chapter a narrative is pumped up about how the British Cycling team was turned around with a coach that instilled tiny 1% improvements/habits sprinkled here and there that added up

2/ to something much bigger: An unprecedented streak of wins over the past decade. Then you see the asterix at the bottom of the page: "As this book was going to print, new information about the British Cycling team has come out. You can see my thoughts at

4/ most readers will ignore. And then you'll still parade this narrative around well after publication. That's shameless. So this book goes on top of a growing pile of books I regret buying, and they all seem to revolve around the same thing: Telling stories >> evidence.

5/ I have learned at least that a good starting point to increase your chances of not wasting your time/money on book purchases is to get books from actual experts in the field. Seems like a no-brainer but man... all those non-expert books that tell stories are so popular.

6/ I wonder if anybody has other methods of wading through this mess and not winding up quiting/getting rid of as many books as I have....

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