Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss.
CHARLES DUHIGGOnce you understand that habits can change, you have the freedom and the responsibility to remake them. Once you understand that habits can be rebuilt, the power of habit becomes easier to grasp and the only option left is to get to work.
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If you believe you can change – if you make it a habit – the change becomes real.
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The brain has this amazing ability to find happiness even when the memories of it are gone.
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There’s something really powerful about groups and shared experiences. People might be skeptical about their ability to change if they’re by themselves, but a group will convince them to suspend disbelief. A community creates belief.
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I think I’m smart, and I know I was a good mom. But there wasn’t a lot I could point to and say, that’s why I’m special.
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The problem is that your brain can’t tell the difference between bad and good habits, and so if you have a bad one, it’s always lurking there, waiting for the right cues and rewards.
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If you tell people that they have what it takes to succeed, they’ll prove you right.
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At some point, if you’re changing a really deep-seated behavior, you’re going to have a moment of weakness.
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Change might not be fast and it isn’t always easy. But with time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped.
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What studies say the number one best way to start an exercise habit is to give yourself a reward that you genuinely enjoy.
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The same process that makes AA so effective-the power of a group to teach individuals how to believe-happens whenever people come together to help one another change. Belief is easier when it occurs within a community.
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Habits are malleable throughout your entire life.
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Hiding what you know is sometimes as important as knowing it.
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When people have a willpower failure, it’s because they haven’t anticipated a situation that’s going to come along.
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The Golden Rule of Habit Change: You can’t extinguish a bad habit, you can only change it.
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Making your bed every morning is correlated with better productivity, a greater sense of well-being, and stronger skills at sticking with a budget.
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