Self-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent.
CHARLES DUHIGG
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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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Self-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent.
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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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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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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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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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Champions don’t do extraordinary things. They do ordinary things, but they do them without thinking, too fast for the orther team to react. They follow the habits they’ve learned.
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Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss.
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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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This is the real power of habit: the insight that your habits are what you choose them to be.
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If you tell people that they have what it takes to succeed, they’ll prove you right.
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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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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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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.
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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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Since the 17th century, insurance agents have been the foremost experts on risk.
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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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