Belief is easier when it occurs within a community.
CHARLES DUHIGGSimply 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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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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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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Habits are malleable throughout your entire life.
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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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The cooperation of NASCAR – or any other system, it turns out – persists only when everyone believes he has the opportunity to win.
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Rather, to change a habit, you must keep the old cue, and deliver the old reward, but insert a new routine.
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If you believe you can change – if you make it a habit – the change becomes real.
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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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The more you focus, the more that focus becomes a habit.
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Cravings are what drive habits. And figuring out how to spark a craving makes creating a new habit easier.
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Small wins are a steady application of a small advantage.
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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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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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