Instant analysis

Written by a psychologist, this nonfiction guide tackles roughly a hundred habits that get in people's way. Readers are shown how to change them, with the book covering everyday patterns such as dread of failing, disordered eating, putting things off, and reliance on superstitious thinking.

Each entry pairs a common self-defeating behavior with concrete tactics for replacing it, so readers can work through the problems that most concern them rather than reading in sequence.