Cravings are what drive habits. And figuring out how to spark a craving makes creating a new habit easier.
CHARLES DUHIGGSince the 17th century, insurance agents have been the foremost experts on risk.
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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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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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Belief is easier when it occurs within a community.
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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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Since the 17th century, insurance agents have been the foremost experts on risk.
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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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The cooperation of NASCAR – or any other system, it turns out – persists only when everyone believes he has the opportunity to win.
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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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The brain has this amazing ability to find happiness even when the memories of it are gone.
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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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Habits, scientists say, emerge because the brain is constantly looking for ways to save effort.
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Hiding what you know is sometimes as important as knowing it.
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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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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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