With “the Power of Habit”, Charles Duhigg gave us accessible insight into human habit forming behaviours, and how they could be used in marketing products and messages. With his second book, “Smarter Faster Better”, he gives us a roadmap on how to build effective, motivated, and functional teams. Irrespective of the industry, goals, and pressures which we all face in our daily lives, this book gives insight on how we can achieve our goals with more efficiency and less friction. Using facts, science, and concrete examples, Charles Duhigg has arguably given us one the best books on business and team building ever written. A must have for every bookshelf… no matter if it’s in the home or in the office, this book is a must.

3.5
Not as good as The Power of Habit, but still an interesting read.
It's hard to remember what exactly the book was about because the information, while interesting, felt disjointed. I agree with the other reviewers that say it's more like loosely connected anecdotes on how to be "Smarter Faster Better." That said, I still enjoyed reading the anecdotes.

Consistent with the quality of his other book. Solid.*


*The information about Frozen was interesting. I think they could have done better at implementation, but I appreciate it more than I did.

2019 me whose favourite youtuber was obsessed with being a ceo and business owner is so glad i finally read another one of his recommendations

Was hoping this book would be as interesting and useful as ‘Habit.’ Did not deliver. Concepts were less clear. Examples were a “stretch” without specific correlations and practical applications lacking.


Wish I had read the appendix with the applications and summaries rather than the entire book.

Found it a bit long and tedious--didn't expect it to be so story-based, I expected more of a "how-to", but for that, the appendix is concise, great, and useful!

I found it interesting to read but it was short on actionable material. Think of it more as an inspirational book than a "how to" book.

I liked this one, but it wasn't quite what I was hoping for. It was pretty general and less informative/specific than I would have liked.

Some good ideas...I thought the example stories were too long. Some of the most helpful information was in the appendix when the author described using the principles himself.