Sticky Habits : A Woman's Guide to Reclaim Happiness, Ditch Perfectionism, and Create Habits that Last

著者名：Packer, Monica

Jossey-Bass（2026/08/25発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9781394401161
• eISBN：9781394401178

Description

Create sustainable habits designed specifically for the realities of women's busy lives

Women struggle to form habits that stick, not due to their lack of willpower, but because traditional methods weren't designed for their real lives. Sticky Habits: A Woman's Guide to Reclaim Happiness, Ditch Perfectionism, and Create Habits that Last introduces a revolutionary approach tailored to women's unique challenges, providing a flexible, research-backed method.

Sticky Habits guides readers through understanding how the mental and physical loads of invisible labor make conventional methods ineffective for women. The book presents the Sticky Habit Method step-by-step with real stories from diverse women, helping readers design habits around sleep, exercise, routines, and self-care that work even while facing life’s most jam-packed, stressful seasons.

Readers will also discover:

• Why decades of research on invisible labor prove that women need different habit formation strategies than men
• A step-by-step flexible method specifically designed for busy women dealing with interruptions, maxed-out to-do lists, heavy mental loads, and burnout
• Real-life case studies of women across diverse life stages who successfully created sustainable habits using this approach
• Practical guidance for building habits around sleep, exercise, routines, self-care, and rest that stick even on demanding days
• How to shift from productivity-focused habits to ones that support identity, fulfillment, connection, and genuine happiness

Perfect for busy mothers, working professionals, and women balancing multiple responsibilities, Sticky Habits offers a compassionate, practical alternative to traditional habit books. This empowering guide helps women create supportive routines that honor their realities, allowing them to feel like themselves again and live happier, more fulfilled lives.

Table of Contents

Preface: What Reclaiming Happiness Has to Do with Sticky Habits xiii

Part One: Rebel: Why Women Deserve a Habit Formation Method Designed Specifically for Them 1
Chapter 1: A Tale of Two Monicas 3
Chapter 2: The Two-Word, Number One Reason Why Women Must Do Habits Differently 13
Chapter 3: How "Habit Bro Methods" Set Women Up to Fail 31

Part Two: Redefine: What Habits Are and How They Are Formed 45
Chapter 4: Change the Way You See and Create Habits 47
Chapter 5: Become a Revolutionizer 63

Part Three: Revolutionize: Phase One of the Sticky Habit Method 73
Chapter 6: Select 75
Chapter 7: Sweet Spot 87
Chapter 8: Strategize 103

Part Four: Refine: Phase Two of the Sticky Habit Method 121
Chapter 9: Implement 125
Chapter 10: Build 145
Chapter 11: Refine 157

Part Five: Revise: Apply the Sticky Habit Method to Fix Your Bad Habits 177
Chapter 12: A Different Way to View and Change Bad Habits 181
Chapter 13: Using Existing Patterns to Train Bad Habits 199
Chapter 14: Big Picture Solutions: Nervous System 213
Chapter 15: Big Picture Solutions: Home Systems 223

Epilogue: You Can Change 241
Glossary 249
Afterword 253
Acknowledgments 255
About the Author 257
Index 259