There’s something about it that makes other good habits easier.
CHARLES DUHIGGThere’s something about it that makes other good habits easier.
CHARLES DUHIGGRather, to change a habit, you must keep the old cue, and deliver the old reward, but insert a new routine.
CHARLES DUHIGGHiding what you know is sometimes as important as knowing it.
CHARLES DUHIGGWhen people have a willpower failure, it’s because they haven’t anticipated a situation that’s going to come along.
CHARLES DUHIGGWillpower isn’t just a skill. It’s a muscle, like the muscles in your arms or legs, and it gets tired as it works harder, so there’s less power left over for other things.
CHARLES DUHIGGThe brain has this amazing ability to find happiness even when the memories of it are gone.
CHARLES DUHIGGThere’s a natural instinct embedded in friendship, a sympathy that makes us willing to fight for someone we like when they are treated unjustly.
CHARLES DUHIGGThere’s something really powerful about groups and shared experiences. People might be skeptical about their ability to change if they’re by themselves, but a group will convince them to suspend disbelief. A community creates belief.
CHARLES DUHIGGThis is the real power of habit: the insight that your habits are what you choose them to be.
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 DUHIGGBetween calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss.
CHARLES DUHIGGSelf-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent.
CHARLES DUHIGGResearch suggests that investment bankers are more prone to commit fraud when they feel the competitor at their heels.
CHARLES DUHIGGThe 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.
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 DUHIGGSince the 17th century, insurance agents have been the foremost experts on risk.
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