When people have a willpower failure, it’s because they haven’t anticipated a situation that’s going to come along.
CHARLES DUHIGGCompanies aren’t families. They’re battlefields in a civil war.
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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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Hiding what you know is sometimes as important as knowing it.
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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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Change might not be fast and it isn’t always easy. But with time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped.
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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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There’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.
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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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Companies aren’t families. They’re battlefields in a civil war.
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Habits, scientists say, emerge because the brain is constantly looking for ways to save effort.
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For a habit to stay changed, people must believe change is possible.
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Self-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent.
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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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If you believe you can change – if you make it a habit – the change becomes real.
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Habits are malleable throughout your entire life.
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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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