Self-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent.
CHARLES DUHIGGIf 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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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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Research suggests that investment bankers are more prone to commit fraud when they feel the competitor at their heels.
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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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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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There’s something about it that makes other good habits easier.
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The problem is that your brain can’t tell the difference between bad and good habits, and so if you have a bad one, it’s always lurking there, waiting for the right cues and rewards.
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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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Since the 17th century, insurance agents have been the foremost experts on risk.
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Hiding what you know is sometimes as important as knowing it.
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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 believe you can change – if you make it a habit – the change becomes real.
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Willpower 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.
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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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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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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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