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Okay, a little story time...

When I was in my 4th year in high school, my English teacher used to move my chair in front of the class whenever we have a quiz about Greek myth. I remember my face was super close to the black board and no one can sit beside me. Why? Not to brag but it was because I knew the answers to all her Greek myth questions during discussion and I let my seatmates copy some of my answers during our 1st and 2nd quizzes.

And you might wonder how I knew a lot about Greek myth even back then... The truth is I already studied it when I was in the 5th grade AND it was my favorite subject. 😉

So yeah, I studied it twice in school. Fell in love with it the first time I read about it and never got over it since. Hence when I finally had the money, I bought my 2nd paperback (I lost my 1st one cos my family moved a lot) then the illustrated edition when it came out. 😊

Are you a Greek myth fan, too?

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The Five Big Ideas

1. Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement.

2. If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.

3. The most effective way to change your habits is to focus not on what you want to achieve, but on who you wish to become.

4. The Four Laws of Behavior Change are a simple set of rules we can use to build better habits. They are (1) make it obvious, (2) make it attractive, (3) make it easy, and (4) make it satisfying.

5. Environment is the invisible hand that shapes human behavior.

Source: www.samuelthomasdavies.com/

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How I choose my next read? I'm a mood reader. So my strategy is to read whatever I effin' want at the moment. 😎 Do you have any reading strategy?

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🥳 Book Mail! 🎉 Finally the first batch is here. I've ordered a few books from the US and UK and I'm super excited to see the rest of them. Can't wait! 😅😊

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✨BOOK REVIEW✨

"Every habit is initiated by a cue. We are more likely to notice cues that stand out."

Title: Atomic Habits Author: James Clear Genre: Self-Help Was it worth the hype? Yes

Goodreads Review: I love that it shares clear and very doable steps on how to actually change how you do things. Building good habits and breaking bad ones with the ultimate goal of making a better version of YOU.

Notable Parts: The 1st law of Behavior Change is "Make It Obvious". The 2 most common cues are time and location.

Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

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Finally sharing with you my Goodreads Reading Challenge for 2022.

So far, so good. I've read 32 books since January. And according to Goodreads, I'm 8 books ahead of schedule. YAY! 🥳️ I'm over the moon cos this is an achievement for me. I've been on a reading slump for 13 years! (Since I became a mom, actually.) Can you believe it? So back in January, I said to myself, this is the year of change and self-love. My goal is to finish at least 1 book per week. I think I deserve some rosé later. 🥂🍾

Stay tuned for book reviews and recommendations. 😊

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