If you tell people that they have what it takes to succeed, they’ll prove you right.
CHARLES DUHIGGThe same process that makes AA so effective-the power of a group to teach individuals how to believe-happens whenever people come together to help one another change. Belief is easier when it occurs within a community.
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The more you focus, the more that focus becomes a habit.
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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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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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Small wins are a steady application of a small advantage.
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Habits are malleable throughout your entire life.
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The same process that makes AA so effective-the power of a group to teach individuals how to believe-happens whenever people come together to help one another change. Belief is easier when it occurs within a community.
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There’s something about it that makes other good habits easier.
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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 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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Belief is easier when it occurs within a community.
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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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The waste from power plants is essentially what is left over when you burn coal. And as we all know, coal is a relatively dirty mineral.
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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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Research suggests that investment bankers are more prone to commit fraud when they feel the competitor at their heels.
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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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