When people have a willpower failure, it’s because they haven’t anticipated a situation that’s going to come along.
CHARLES DUHIGGResearch suggests that investment bankers are more prone to commit fraud when they feel the competitor at their heels.
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Simply 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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The more you focus, the more that focus becomes a habit.
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For a habit to stay changed, people must believe change is possible.
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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.
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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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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, scientists say, emerge because the brain is constantly looking for ways to save effort.
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There’s something about it that makes other good habits easier.
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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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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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Hiding what you know is sometimes as important as knowing 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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Belief is easier when it occurs within a community.
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Self-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent.
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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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