It is facile to imply that smoking, alcoholism, overeating, or other ingrained patters can be upended without real effort. Genuine change requires work and self-understanding of the cravings driving behaviours.
CHARLES DUHIGGSimply 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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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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Self-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent.
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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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Cravings are what drive habits. And figuring out how to spark a craving makes creating a new habit easier.
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Small wins are a steady application of a small advantage.
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America is the Saudi Arabia of coal.
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Companies aren’t families. They’re battlefields in a civil war.
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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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There’s something really powerful about groups and shared experiences. People might be skeptical about their ability to change if they’re by themselves, but a group will convince them to suspend disbelief. A community creates belief.
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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 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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Habits are malleable throughout your entire life.
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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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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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