• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

1. black
2. grey
3. blue
4. red
5. brown
6. white

Self-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent.

Charles Duhigg

Related Topics

Anand Thakur

Popular Authors

Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

Prevoius|

More Charles Duhigg Quotes

• 

  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
  Hard WorkPowerSkillTiredWillpower
• 

  What studies say the number one best way to start an exercise habit is to give yourself a reward that you genuinely enjoy.

  CHARLES DUHIGG
  BestEnjoymentExerciseGenuineRewardStartWay
• 

  Change might not be fast and it isn’t always easy. But with time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped.

  CHARLES DUHIGG
  ChangeEasyEffortFastShapeTime
• 

  Making your bed every morning is correlated with better productivity, a greater sense of well-being, and stronger skills at sticking with a budget.

  CHARLES DUHIGG
  BedBetterBudgetMorningProductionStrong
• 

  Habits are malleable throughout your entire life.

  CHARLES DUHIGG
  ChangeHabitLifeYourself
• 

  At some point, if you’re changing a really deep-seated behavior, you’re going to have a moment of weakness.

  CHARLES DUHIGG
  BehaviorChangeMomentsPointWeakness
• 

  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
  ExpressionListeningMusicPersonalPlaceValue
• 

  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.

  CHARLES DUHIGG
  BrainDifferenceOneselfProblemRewardYourself
• 

  For a habit to stay changed, people must believe change is possible.

  CHARLES DUHIGG
  BelieveChangeHabitPeoplePossibleStay
• 

  The same process that makes AA so effective-the power of a group to teach individuals how to believe-happens whenever people come together to help one another change. Belief is easier when it occurs within a community.

  CHARLES DUHIGG
  CommunityEffectIndividualProcessTeaching
• 

  There’s something about it that makes other good habits easier.

  CHARLES DUHIGG
  EasyGoodnessHabit
• 

  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
  EasyFreedomHabitOptionUnderstandYourself
• 

  The more you focus, the more that focus becomes a habit.

  CHARLES DUHIGG
  FocusHabitYourself
• 

  Cravings are what drive habits. And figuring out how to spark a craving makes creating a new habit easier.

  CHARLES DUHIGG
  Anand Thakur
• 

  There’s a natural instinct embedded in friendship, a sympathy that makes us willing to fight for someone we like when they are treated unjustly.

  CHARLES DUHIGG
  FightFriendshipNaturalSympathyTreat
• 

  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.

  CHARLES DUHIGG
  CommunityCreationDisbeliefExperiencePowerfulShare