Since the 17th century, insurance agents have been the foremost experts on risk.
CHARLES DUHIGGIf you dress a new something in old habits, it’s easier for the public to accept it.
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There’s something about it that makes other good habits easier.
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For a habit to stay changed, people must believe change is possible.
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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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Cravings are what drive habits. And figuring out how to spark a craving makes creating a new habit easier.
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America is the Saudi Arabia of coal.
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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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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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This is the real power of habit: the insight that your habits are what you choose them to be.
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Self-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent.
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It is facile to imply that smoking, alcoholism, overeating, or other ingrained patters can be upended without real effort. Genuine change requires work and self-understanding of the cravings driving behaviours.
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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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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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Champions 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.
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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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Companies aren’t families. They’re battlefields in a civil war.
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