Since the 17th century, insurance agents have been the foremost experts on risk.
CHARLES DUHIGGThe waste from power plants is essentially what is left over when you burn coal. And as we all know, coal is a relatively dirty mineral.
More Charles Duhigg Quotes
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Small wins are a steady application of a small advantage.
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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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If you dress a new something in old habits, it’s easier for the public to accept it.
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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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For a habit to stay changed, people must believe change is possible.
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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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Simply giving employees a sense of agency- a feeling that they are in control, that they have genuine decision-making authority – can radically increase how much energy and focus they bring to their jobs.
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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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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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Some say because music is as much about personal expression as listening pleasure, sharing is integral to why songs have value in the first place.
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Habits are malleable throughout your entire life.
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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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The biggest moment of flexibility in our shopping habits is when we have a child, because when you think about it, all of your old routines sort of go out the window, and suddenly a marketer can come in and sell you new kinds of things.
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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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Willpower isn’t just a skill. It’s a muscle, like the muscles in your arms or legs, and it gets tired as it works harder, so there’s less power left over for other things.
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