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  • nancyinmiami
    nancyinmiami Posts: 382 Member

    @DaffyGirl88 wonderful recommendations! I think I will add these to my TBR list. Thanks!

  • nancyinmiami
    nancyinmiami Posts: 382 Member

    Hi all: hope you are enjoying Atomic Habits. I have some questions and need your input please:

    1. I have to have an additional eye surgery, so I propose our original meeting date of Wednesday, July 30 (that was the most popular meeting date to begin with). I sincerely apologize. If this is not acceptable, please let me know and we'll make a date in early August.
    2. 7:00 pm EDT or 8:00 pm EDT? Please reply with your preference.
    3. If you have not sent me your email address, please do so! So far, I have the email address for Lauren, Patrice, Brian, and Chris. You can either message me in MFP or email me directly at nancyinmiami@yahoo.com.

    Thanks and have a wonderful weekend!

    Nancy

  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,951 Member

    Let's go with July 30th…hope your next surgery goes quickly and solves the issues you've been having…I know you've been worried about the lack of progress with the first surgery. Either time is ok with me. You have my email as well.

    Jessica

  • micaroo4
    micaroo4 Posts: 4,751 Member

    7:00pm preferred.

  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 4,706 Member

    July 30 sounds good to me :). My email is my username @gmail.com (name, MaryK, or MK :) ).

    Wishing you the best with your eye surgery! Cheers, ~ mk :)

  • lauren_989
    lauren_989 Posts: 3,521 Member

    July 30 works for me. Either time!

  • CasandraW
    CasandraW Posts: 762 Member

    July 30 is good for me, time doesn’t matter.
    cas_83@hotmail.ca

  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,951 Member

    @nancyinmiami While we progress in our current book, let's talk about your vision for the book club! I know when you and I spoke a few weeks ago, we talked about widening it and including many different genres of reading. Hope you don't mind me sparking a discussion and asking for some opinions from our readers.

    Name your top three reading genres (listing the most popular 35 genres, but there are actually about 50):

    Fiction Genres:

    Fantasy
    Science Fiction
    Dystopian
    Action & Adventure
    Mystery
    Horror
    Thriller & Suspense
    Historical Fiction
    Romance
    Women’s Fiction
    LGBTQ+
    Contemporary Fiction
    Literary Fiction
    Magical Realism
    Graphic Novel
    Short Story
    Young Adult
    New Adult
    Children’s

    Nonfiction genres:

    Memoir & Autobiography
    Biography
    Food & Drink
    Art & Photography
    Self-Help
    History
    Travel
    True Crime
    Humor
    Essays
    Guide/How-to
    Religion & Spirituality
    Humanities & Social Sciences
    Parenting & Families
    Science & Technology
    Children’s

    Please discuss…

    Jessica

  • nancyinmiami
    nancyinmiami Posts: 382 Member

    @jessicakrall8 i LOVE that you put this list out there! Thank you!

    My top 3 are contemporary fiction, historical fiction, and autobiography.

  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 4,706 Member

    I'm having a hard time choosing a top 3 :p. I'll cheat, and combine a few:

    • Literary/Historical Fiction
    • SciFi/Fantasy
    • Mystery
  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,951 Member

    Hey y'all:

    I like Romance, Mysteries and Memoir & Autobiography. I think when we can find a good book that falls into Health/Fitness category, that would be great, but to limit ourselves to it, might be a bit much. If ALL we do on this journey is discuss the journey, it would be rather mundane, I'm afraid. But, yes, when we find a good H/F book with great recommendations, by all means, let's check it out.

    Therefore, if you have any suggestions of great books, please submit them…in any category…if we're going to do this monthly, we need to be ready for the next 2-3 to give people time to find the book, and then work at reading it in all of our busy schedules.

    Jessica

  • DaffyGirl88
    DaffyGirl88 Posts: 5,574 Member

    For health/fitness my top picks would be Built to Move and/or Younger Next Year.

  • cre804
    cre804 Posts: 421 Member

    @nancyinmiami i sent you an email.

    Did anyone else sign up for James Clear’s weekly email? I just got mine but haven’t had a chance to dig into it yet.

  • CasandraW
    CasandraW Posts: 762 Member

    @jessicakrall8

    I’m mostly indifferent about book choice as long as it’s not super scary or super sad.

  • micaroo4
    micaroo4 Posts: 4,751 Member

    I've read The Beck Diet Solution and Eat to Live. I haven't read any of the others, so I'd lean towards something that I haven't already read 😁

  • lauren_989
    lauren_989 Posts: 3,521 Member

    I read the obesity code - it's an interesting read but as it notes - it focuses mainly on Intermittent Fasting. That doesn't always work for everyone, but it doesn't hurt to try to see what works for you!

  • baodell17724
    baodell17724 Posts: 393 Member

    I bought:

    https://www.amazon.com/Intuitive-Eating-Workbook-Principles-Relationship/dp/164848459X/ref%3Dpd_bxgy_thbs_d_sccl_1/142-7519128-6945920?pd_rd_w=sKkWa&content-id=amzn1.sym.dcf559c6-d374-405e-a13e-133e852d81e1&pf_rd_p=dcf559c6-d374-405e-a13e-133e852d81e1&pf_rd_r=5PRQZ0CW5SV14WV3J0SG&pd_rd_wg=94qJD&pd_rd_r=b55096e7-6a92-4dbe-a8e3-18f492c76033&pd_rd_i=164848459X&psc=1

    It got 80% 5-⭐️ reviews on Amazon. I've just read the Intro so far, but if there are folks who are interested in being in a book group using this, I'd be happy to lead / co-lead this group.

  • nancyinmiami
    nancyinmiami Posts: 382 Member

    I also signed up for James Clear’s weekly emails, but never received anything. Thanks for the reminder about those—I’ll look into it again.

    I am logging all your responses about genre preferences for future book club meetings, and will post responses soon. This way, we can begin to narrow down our selections and make a choice for our next meeting.

    While I understand the desire to keep our selections solely to health and fitness, I have to agree with Jessica that it might become redundant after awhile. However, I don’t think our choice of Atomic Habits should be a “one and done” either. I’ll let the group decide how often to incorporate a health/fitness book into the mix. I personally think mixing it up makes it more fun. While I personally wouldn’t choose “fantasy” as one of my preferred genres, for example, I know people love it, and I love the idea of trying something new.

    So keep those genre preferences coming in!!

  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,951 Member

    @nancyinmiami Love your comments and I second the comments from @trooworld !!

    What a great way to discover not only new genres but great writing from new authors, as well! Can't wait til be more active with the group!

    Jessica

  • cre804
    cre804 Posts: 421 Member

    FYI if anyone is interested in purchasing Atomic Habits, Amazon has it on sale today (Prime Days) for under $10 after coupon.

  • nancyinmiami
    nancyinmiami Posts: 382 Member

    Hi everyone! We are two weeks away!! Hope you’re enjoying the reading (or if you haven’t started yet, it’s time 😉).

    So as for our starting time, the votes were pretty much split between 7:00 pm EDT and 8:00 pm EDT, so my “executive” recommendation is 7:30 pm EDT. Hopefully, that works for all.

    Remember, if you haven’t sent me your email address, please do so (either message me or email me at nancyinmiami@yahoo.com). I’ll send out an invite to our Zoom meeting a few days before. If you don’t have Zoom, it’s an easy install on your computer or download on your phone from the App Store. It’s free and easy to use!

    Over the next two weeks, I’ll be posting some questions as “food for thought,” just to start thinking. However, I hope you jot down your questions/thoughts/ideas as you progress in your reading. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts!!

    Nancy

  • nancyinmiami
    nancyinmiami Posts: 382 Member

    The opening chapter of Atomic Habits gives a overview of Clear’s main ideas: specifically, that small, 1% changes are meaningful in the long run, changes need to persist long enough to break through the “Plateau of Latent Potential,” and that systems, not goals, are key to long-term results.

    Was there anything from the opening chapters that you agreed/disagreed with? Anything you found eye opening (or eye rolling lol)? How do you find Clear’s writing style? Are his ideas easy to digest and understand?

  • nancyinmiami
    nancyinmiami Posts: 382 Member

    A little Monday motivation from James Clear:

    "Whenever you are stuck searching for the optimal plan, remember: 

    Getting started changes everything."

  • nancyinmiami
    nancyinmiami Posts: 382 Member

    Today's tip:

    "Strangely, life gets harder when you try to make it easy.

    • Exercising might be hard, but never moving makes life harder.
    • Mastering your craft is hard, but having no skills is harder.
    • Uncomfortable conversations are hard, but avoiding every conflict is harder.

    Easy has a cost."

  • nancyinmiami
    nancyinmiami Posts: 382 Member

    ONE WEEK FROM TONIGHT WOO HOO!

    Wednesday, July 30, 7:30 pm EDT

    I will email you an invite link to join the Zoom meeting by Monday. If you don’t have Zoom, it’s very easy to install on your computer or on your phone (through the App Store). It’s free and easy to use, but it would be helpful if you did this PRIOR to Wednesday’s meeting.

    I am looking forward to seeing you and hearing all your thoughts about Atomic Habits!

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