Charles DuhiggThe Golden Rule of Habit Change: You can't extinguish a bad habit, you can only change it. ✨ The Power of Habit. Book by Charles Duhigg, February, 2012.364PoliticsReading
Charles DuhiggTypically, people who exercise start eating better and becoming more productive at work. They smoke less and show more patience with colleagues and family. They use their credit c… ▶365HumanityPoliticsReading
Charles DuhiggMost of the choices we make each day may feel like the products of well-considered decision making, but they’re not. They’re habits. ✨ The Power of Habit. Book by Charles Du… ▶354PoliticsReadingReflection
Charles DuhiggThere’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 … ▶332HumanityLifePolitics
Charles DuhiggThe 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 ea… ▶332HumanityPolitics
Charles DuhiggOnce people learned how to believe in something, that skill started spilling over to other parts of their lives, until they started believing they could change. Belief was the ing… ▶332DeathHumanityPolitics
Charles DuhiggThere’s something about it that makes other good habits easier.377Death
Charles DuhiggA movement starts because of the social habits of friendship and the strong ties between close acquaintances. It grows because of the habits of a community, and the weak ties that… ▶378Death
Charles DuhiggShampoo doesn’t have to foam, but we add foaming chemicals because people expect it each time they wash their hair. Same thing with laundry detergent. And toothpaste—now every com… ▶302HumanityTime
Charles DuhiggThe 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.302HumanityThought
Charles DuhiggIt 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 t… ▶335LifePoliticsReading
Charles DuhiggWhat we know from lab studies is that it's never too late to break a habit. Habits are malleable throughout your entire life. But we also know that the best way to change a habit … ▶281DeathHumanityLife
Charles DuhiggIf you believe you can change - if you make it a habit - the change becomes real. ✨ FaceBook post byCharles Duhigg from Aug 10, 2016252Reading
Charles DuhiggThis is the real power of habit: the insight that your habits are what you choose them to be. ✨ FaceBook post byCharles Duhigg from Sep 15, 2016329PoliticsReading
Charles DuhiggThe 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 rewar… ▶3310PoliticsThought
Charles DuhiggSelf-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent. ✨ The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business. Book by Charles D… ▶3210LifePoliticsReading
Charles DuhiggThere's a natural instinct embedded in friendship, a sympathy that makes us willing to fight for someone we like when they are treated unjustly.265Hope
Charles DuhiggWillpower 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. ✨… ▶276Politics
Charles DuhiggAs people strengthened their willpower muscles in one part of their lives—in the gym, or a money management program—that strength spilled over into what they ate or how hard they … ▶299HumanityPolitics
Charles DuhiggIf you tell people that they have what it takes to succeed, they'll prove you right245Humanity
Charles DuhiggIf you dress a new something in old habits, it’s easier for the public to accept it.268Time
Charles DuhiggThen one day, we’ll put the reward in the old place, and put in the rat, and, by golloy, the old habit will rememerge right away. habits never really disappear. They’re encoded in… ▶257Thought
Charles DuhiggHabits, scientists say, emerge because the brain is constantly looking for ways to save effort. ✨ The Power of Habit. Book by Charles Duhigg, February 28, 2012.237PoliticsReadingThought
Charles DuhiggFor a habit to stay changed, people must believe change is possible. ✨ The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business. Book by Charles Duhigg, www.businessins… ▶215HumanityLifePolitics
Charles DuhiggIf 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 (2012). T… ▶248Politics
Charles DuhiggHiding what you know is sometimes as important as knowing it. ✨ The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business. Book by Charles Duhigg, www.huffingtonpost.com… ▶238LifePoliticsReading
Charles DuhiggSmall wins are a steady application of a small advantage. ✨ The Power of Habit. Book by Charles Duhigg, February, 2012.216PoliticsReading
Charles DuhiggThe 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… ▶172ThoughtTime
Charles DuhiggBelief is easier when it occurs within a community.162Death
Charles DuhiggChange might not be fast and it isn't always easy. But with time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped. ✨ The Power of Habit. Book by Charles Duhigg, February 28, 201… ▶2310PoliticsReadingTime
