Small wins are a steady application of a small advantage.
CHARLES DUHIGGThere’s a natural instinct embedded in friendship, a sympathy that makes us willing to fight for someone we like when they are treated unjustly.
More Charles Duhigg Quotes
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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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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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This is the real power of habit: the insight that your habits are what you choose them to be.
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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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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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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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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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Cravings are what drive habits. And figuring out how to spark a craving makes creating a new habit easier.
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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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Companies aren’t families. They’re battlefields in a civil war.
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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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For a habit to stay changed, people must believe change is possible.
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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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Self-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent.
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There’s something about it that makes other good habits easier.
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