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.
CHARLES DUHIGGSome 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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This is the real power of habit: the insight that your habits are what you choose them to be.
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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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The brain has this amazing ability to find happiness even when the memories of it are gone.
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The best agencies understood the importance of routines. The worst agencies were headed by people who never thought about it, and then wondered why no one followed their orders.
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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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If you tell people that they have what it takes to succeed, they’ll prove you right.
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If you want to do something that requires willpower – like going for a run after work – you have to conserve your willpower muscle during the day.
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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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Self-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent.
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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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Once 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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Habits, scientists say, emerge because the brain is constantly looking for ways to save effort.
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Most of the choices we make each day may feel like the products of well-considered decision making, but they’re not. They’re habits.
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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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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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