Companies aren’t families. They’re battlefields in a civil war.
CHARLES DUHIGGAmerica is the Saudi Arabia of coal.
More Charles Duhigg Quotes
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Since the 17th century, insurance agents have been the foremost experts on risk.
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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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Hiding what you know is sometimes as important as knowing it.
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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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The brain has this amazing ability to find happiness even when the memories of it are gone.
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Research suggests that investment bankers are more prone to commit fraud when they feel the competitor at their heels.
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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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Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss.
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For a habit to stay changed, people must believe change is possible.
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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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America is the Saudi Arabia of coal.
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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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Habits are malleable throughout your entire life.
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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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