America is the Saudi Arabia of coal.
CHARLES DUHIGGChange 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 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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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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There’s something about it that makes other good habits easier.
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The cooperation of NASCAR – or any other system, it turns out – persists only when everyone believes he has the opportunity to win.
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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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Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss.
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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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For a habit to stay changed, people must believe change is possible.
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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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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 Golden Rule of Habit Change: You can’t extinguish a bad habit, you can only change it.
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If you believe you can change – if you make it a habit – the change becomes real.
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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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Habits are malleable throughout your entire life.
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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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