The Now Habit
The Now Habit by Neil Fioreby Neil Fiore
Shares rank 9 of 22 self-help books by recommenders
People recommend it as a practical guide to procrastination, offering frameworks for understanding mental blocks and concrete strategies to try.
People recommend it as a practical guide to procrastination, offering frameworks for understanding mental blocks and concrete strategies to try.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Frameworks for understanding mental blocks
“It provides frameworks to understand why you have such mental blocks and more concrete strategies to try.”
Comment from 3 Jan 2026 in “Take One Small Step” Practical manual on overcoming procrastination
“Neil Fiore's excellent book The Now Habit, which is a practical manual on overcoming procrastination.”
Comment from 11 Apr 2026 in “Productive Procrastination” Strong benefit to mental health
“I use that one and have found it provides a massive benefit to mental health”
Comment from 11 Apr 2026 in “Productive Procrastination”
Other self-help books people recommend
The four most recommended other self-help books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How to Win Friends and Influence Peopleby Dale Carnegie | 67 | 25 | 73% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Atomic Habitsby James Clear | 20 | 2 | 91% | 11 | — | Approved |
| The Easy Way to Stop Smokingby Allen Carr | 9 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Feeling Goodby David Burns | 8 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| The Now Habitby Neil FioreThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I use that one and have found it provides a massive benefit to mental health”
“Neil Fiore's excellent book The Now Habit, which is a practical manual on overcoming procrastination.”
“It provides frameworks to understand why you have such mental blocks and more concrete strategies to try.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.