The best thing about this book is the framing that it is for everyone. You don’t have to declare your problems or label them as a disease or anything else. You can just look at your life, and try to objectively find the places that are dimming you, then deal with them.
A Dimmer is something we use as a crutch, to self-soothe, to hide from pain. It can be anything, social media, food, alcohol, maybe a certain friend that lets you exercise a part of yourself that doesn’t, ultimately, feel good.
Once they are identified, you can dig deeper and find the roots of why you behave this way, and work on that forgiveness…and release yourself from that vice.
Now back to that thing I like most about this. It’s a SELF-HELP book, as in, you can help yourself through this process. It’s a perpetual self-audit. A scan of your habits to see what is serving you and what really isn’t, and gives you new perspectives to make changes.
This is a book for people who don’t like labels. If you don’t want to be called an ‘addict’ for the rest of your life (and maybe you’re not), and that is your hesitancy toward a formal program, that’s okay, and this book is for you.
Work on ourselves is so important, and this book really gave me a lot to think about.
Note:: I received an early copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Details
Title::Undimmed: The Eight Awarenesses for Freedom from Unwanted Habits
Author::Cecily Mak
Genre::Personal Development
Publisher::Flatiron Books
Length:: 256 pages
Published::January 6th, 2026
The Litertarian Rating:: 4-Stars
