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The Book of Good Habits: Simple and Creative Ways to Enrich Your Life
The Book of Good Habits contains nearly 2,000 simple and creative ways to enrich your life. Dirk Mathison uses wit, humor, satire and a dash of cynicism to blend his own good habit recommendations with those of a diverse array of philosophers and fools, from Confucius and Abraham Lincoln to James Brown and Groucho Marx.
The habits range from the practical (keep a pair of tennis shoes at the office so you can take a quick run or power walk during breaks) to the sublime (drink green tea from a blue cup) to the ridiculous (slap up—if you must slap, make it a habit to slap someone who makes more money and is more prominent than yourself).
The Book of Good Habits includes habits for the mind, health, safety, sex, love, friendship and parenting. At the heart of Mathison's book is the belief that if we change our daily behavior, our lives will change as well. And that it is through our habits that we give life to our ideas and our ideals.
So chew on a bit of parsley for clean breath, use candles even when there's no special occasion, and enrich your life with The Book of Good Habits .
The habits range from the practical (keep a pair of tennis shoes at the office so you can take a quick run or power walk during breaks) to the sublime (drink green tea from a blue cup) to the ridiculous (slap up—if you must slap, make it a habit to slap someone who makes more money and is more prominent than yourself).
The Book of Good Habits includes habits for the mind, health, safety, sex, love, friendship and parenting. At the heart of Mathison's book is the belief that if we change our daily behavior, our lives will change as well. And that it is through our habits that we give life to our ideas and our ideals.
So chew on a bit of parsley for clean breath, use candles even when there's no special occasion, and enrich your life with The Book of Good Habits .
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214 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
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March 1, 2008
I found a large number of things to think about in this book. There were a large number of "good habits" that I already do, but there were also a good many that I want to start. I'm trying to do one new thing a week for a year and some of my ideas for that are coming from this book. I hope that my life will be much improved over the course of the year.
November 4, 2008
This book is good bathroom reading. It gives "creative ways to enrich your life" in everything from health, safety, and home to getting along with other people and your mind. Some suggestions are tongue-in-cheek and some are genuine. The book is peppered with quotes from wise and witty individuals as well. I'll keep it in my bathroom for guests to ponder.
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