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.
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.
More Charles Duhigg Quotes
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Habits, scientists say, emerge because the brain is constantly looking for ways to save effort.
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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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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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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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Cravings are what drive habits. And figuring out how to spark a craving makes creating a new habit easier.
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There’s a natural instinct embedded in friendship, a sympathy that makes us willing to fight for someone we like when they are treated unjustly.
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For a habit to stay changed, people must believe change is possible.
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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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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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If you tell people that they have what it takes to succeed, they’ll prove you right.
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America is the Saudi Arabia of coal.
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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 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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There’s something about it that makes other good habits easier.
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Habits are malleable throughout your entire life.
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