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Your Habit Journey Starts Here · tess alder

Build habits that

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One gentle day at a time.

Most habit books make you feel like you’re already failing. Habit Hacks for Happiness is different — it starts with who you are, not who you’re not. Practical science. Real warmth. No pressure, no perfection.

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Habit Hacks for Happiness

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Why This Book Works

Stop trying to fix yourself.
Start building yourself.

Tess Alder wrote Habit Hacks for Happiness because she truly believes small, gentle changes can transform a life — without pressure, perfection, or burnout. The book’s core framework, the Discomfort-to-Growth Loop, rewires how you relate to change.

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Discomfort-to-Growth Loop

The science of why discomfort is your greatest habit ally.

Neuro-Habit Mapping

Understand which brain chemicals drive your behaviours.

Identity-Based
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Build from who you want to become, not what you want to do.

Printable Tools

Worksheets, journals, and trackers to use right away.

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Real results, real people.

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I’ve read every habit book out there. This is the one that actually made things click. The discomfort framework changed how I see my own resistance.

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Tess writes like she genuinely cares about you. No shame, no pressure. Just incredibly practical advice I could actually use the same day.

— James T., Verified Purchase

The printable toolkit alone is worth it. I’ve used the morning bookends worksheet every single day for two months. Life-changing isn’t an exaggeration.

— Priya K., Verified Purchase

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