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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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 Golden Rule of Habit Change: You can’t extinguish a bad habit, you can only change it.
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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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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 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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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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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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If you tell people that they have what it takes to succeed, they’ll prove you right.
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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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This is the real power of habit: the insight that your habits are what you choose them to be.
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Self-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent.
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Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss.
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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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The brain has this amazing ability to find happiness even when the memories of it are gone.
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