Rather, to change a habit, you must keep the old cue, and deliver the old reward, but insert a new routine.
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.
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America is the Saudi Arabia of coal.
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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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There’s something about it that makes other good habits easier.
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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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This is the real power of habit: the insight that your habits are what you choose them to be.
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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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If you dress a new something in old habits, it’s easier for the public to accept it.
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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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Research suggests that investment bankers are more prone to commit fraud when they feel the competitor at their heels.
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Self-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent.
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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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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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Habits, scientists say, emerge because the brain is constantly looking for ways to save effort.
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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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