The cooperation of NASCAR – or any other system, it turns out – persists only when everyone believes he has the opportunity to win.
CHARLES DUHIGGAmerica is the Saudi Arabia of coal.
More Charles Duhigg Quotes
-
-
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.
CHARLES DUHIGG -
Once you understand that habits can change, you have the freedom and the responsibility to remake them. Once you understand that habits can be rebuilt, the power of habit becomes easier to grasp and the only option left is to get to work.
CHARLES DUHIGG -
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.
CHARLES DUHIGG -
Small wins are a steady application of a small advantage.
CHARLES DUHIGG -
There’s something about it that makes other good habits easier.
CHARLES DUHIGG -
If you want to do something that requires willpower – like going for a run after work – you have to conserve your willpower muscle during the day.
CHARLES DUHIGG -
Most of the choices we make each day may feel like the products of well-considered decision making, but they’re not. They’re habits.
CHARLES DUHIGG -
If you believe you can change – if you make it a habit – the change becomes real.
CHARLES DUHIGG -
Self-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent.
CHARLES DUHIGG -
The brain has this amazing ability to find happiness even when the memories of it are gone.
CHARLES DUHIGG -
Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss.
CHARLES DUHIGG -
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.
CHARLES DUHIGG -
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.
CHARLES DUHIGG -
If you tell people that they have what it takes to succeed, they’ll prove you right.
CHARLES DUHIGG -
Belief is easier when it occurs within a community.
CHARLES DUHIGG






