Simply giving employees a sense of agency- a feeling that they are in control, that they have genuine decision-making authority – can radically increase how much energy and focus they bring to their jobs.
CHARLES DUHIGGI 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.
More Charles Duhigg Quotes
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America is the Saudi Arabia of coal.
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There’s something about it that makes other good habits easier.
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The Golden Rule of Habit Change: You can’t extinguish a bad habit, you can only change it.
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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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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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Most of the choices we make each day may feel like the products of well-considered decision making, but they’re not. They’re habits.
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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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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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Hiding what you know is sometimes as important as knowing it.
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Small wins are a steady application of a small advantage.
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This is the real power of habit: the insight that your habits are what you choose them to be.
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Belief is easier when it occurs within a community.
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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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Research suggests that investment bankers are more prone to commit fraud when they feel the competitor at their heels.
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The same process that makes AA so effective-the power of a group to teach individuals how to believe-happens whenever people come together to help one another change. Belief is easier when it occurs within a community.
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