The 4:15 Habit

The 4:15 Habit: Sips, Smoke, and Survival is a gritty, inspiring memoir-meets-self-help guide, tracing L.A. Perry's personal journey through grief, addiction, and resilience. At its core is his 4:15 tea ritual—a daily lifeline born in Nonnie’s kitchen, forged amid battles with smoking and loss. This isn’t just a book; it’s a roadmap for rewriting your habits and reclaiming your story. From a knife-scarred driveway to the pulsing beats of trance music, the author unpacks the rituals—tea, dance, gaming, a vintage Saab, and more—that saved him. Vivid stories of losing his step-dad Louis, surviving an Air Force discharge, and reclaiming trance from a toxic bond blend with accessible habit science. Eleven “Habit Labs” offer practical steps to uncover your own cues and routines, making insights actionable. With humor and raw honesty, the author confronts life’s chaos—a friend’s suicide, a broken marriage—while grounding it in studies from Journal of Traumatic Stress and Frontiers in Psychology. Each chapter explores reclaiming habits from pain, rewiring old habits, and discovering origins. Fans of Educated or Atomic Habits will find a conversational voice, like a friend over coffee, and vivid imagery—a Hogwarts mug “judging” his sips. Perfect for those facing loss, addiction, or reinvention, this book is a playlist for survival. Grab a mug, join the author at 4:15, and discover how small rituals spark big comebacks.