The best agencies understood the importance of routines. The worst agencies were headed by people who never thought about it, and then wondered why no one followed their orders.
CHARLES DUHIGGWhen people have a willpower failure, it’s because they haven’t anticipated a situation that’s going to come along.
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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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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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If you dress a new something in old habits, it’s easier for the public to accept 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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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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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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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.
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When people have a willpower failure, it’s because they haven’t anticipated a situation that’s going to come along.
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Companies aren’t families. They’re battlefields in a civil war.
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Since the 17th century, insurance agents have been the foremost experts on risk.
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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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Cravings are what drive habits. And figuring out how to spark a craving makes creating a new habit easier.
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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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Habits are malleable throughout your entire life.
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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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