If you dress a new something in old habits, it’s easier for the public to accept it.
CHARLES DUHIGGIf you dress a new something in old habits, it’s easier for the public to accept it.
CHARLES DUHIGGThe Golden Rule of Habit Change: You can’t extinguish a bad habit, you can only change it.
CHARLES DUHIGGCravings are what drive habits. And figuring out how to spark a craving makes creating a new habit easier.
CHARLES DUHIGGThe brain has this amazing ability to find happiness even when the memories of it are gone.
CHARLES DUHIGGAt some point, if you’re changing a really deep-seated behavior, you’re going to have a moment of weakness.
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.
CHARLES DUHIGGIf you tell people that they have what it takes to succeed, they’ll prove you right.
CHARLES DUHIGGI 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 DUHIGGBelief is easier when it occurs within a community.
CHARLES DUHIGGThis is the real power of habit: the insight that your habits are what you choose them to be.
CHARLES DUHIGGChange might not be fast and it isn’t always easy. But with time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped.
CHARLES DUHIGGMaking your bed every morning is correlated with better productivity, a greater sense of well-being, and stronger skills at sticking with a budget.
CHARLES DUHIGGAmerica is the Saudi Arabia of coal.
CHARLES DUHIGGChampions don’t do extraordinary things. They do ordinary things, but they do them without thinking, too fast for the orther team to react. They follow the habits they’ve learned.
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.
CHARLES DUHIGGIf 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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