What studies say the number one best way to start an exercise habit is to give yourself a reward that you genuinely enjoy.
CHARLES DUHIGGHabits are malleable throughout your entire life.
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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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Once 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.
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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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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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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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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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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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Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss.
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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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Since the 17th century, insurance agents have been the foremost experts on risk.
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There’s a natural instinct embedded in friendship, a sympathy that makes us willing to fight for someone we like when they are treated unjustly.
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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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Some say because music is as much about personal expression as listening pleasure, sharing is integral to why songs have value in the first place.
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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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