The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change
Apr 2012 · Random House
4.1star
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400
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There's never been a better time to set new habits. This book will change your life.
In The Power of Habit, award-winning journalist Charles Duhigg takes us into the thrilling and surprising world of the scientific study of habits.
He examines why some people and companies struggle to change, despite years of trying, while others seem to remake themselves overnight. He visits laboratories where neuroscientists explore how habits work and where, exactly, they reside in our brains. And he uncovers how the right habits were crucial to the success of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and civil-rights hero Martin Luther King, Jr.
The result is a compelling argument and an empowering discovery: the key to exercising regularly, losing weight, raising exceptional children, becoming more productive or even building revolutionary companies is understanding how habits work. By harnessing this new science, we can transform our businesses, our communities, and our lives.
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'[An] essential manual for business and living.' Andrew Hill, Financial Times
'Once you read this book, you'll never look at yourself, your organisation, or your world quite the same way.' Daniel H. Pink
'This is a first-rate book - based on an impressive mass of research, written in a lively style and providing just the right balance of intellectual seriousness with practical advice on how to break our bad habits.' The Economist
In The Power of Habit, award-winning journalist Charles Duhigg takes us into the thrilling and surprising world of the scientific study of habits.
He examines why some people and companies struggle to change, despite years of trying, while others seem to remake themselves overnight. He visits laboratories where neuroscientists explore how habits work and where, exactly, they reside in our brains. And he uncovers how the right habits were crucial to the success of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and civil-rights hero Martin Luther King, Jr.
The result is a compelling argument and an empowering discovery: the key to exercising regularly, losing weight, raising exceptional children, becoming more productive or even building revolutionary companies is understanding how habits work. By harnessing this new science, we can transform our businesses, our communities, and our lives.
______________________________
'[An] essential manual for business and living.' Andrew Hill, Financial Times
'Once you read this book, you'll never look at yourself, your organisation, or your world quite the same way.' Daniel H. Pink
'This is a first-rate book - based on an impressive mass of research, written in a lively style and providing just the right balance of intellectual seriousness with practical advice on how to break our bad habits.' The Economist
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4.1
1.04K reviews
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Arun Pratap Singh
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January 19, 2020
I found this book interesting in beginning but after few chapters my interest started fading. If you are going to read this book then no need to read chapters completely. You will get the meaning even without going to very details especially when author is explaining the stories details. I did not skip chapter but I skipped the contents into that chapters because it was not very meaning full to read them. There are stories which moves back and forth in this book which I don't like.
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bhavil mishra
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April 8, 2020
this book is ideal for those who have a bad habit and wants to get rid of them,this books approach for changing of habits is not theoretical but has the valid scientific research proofs.It tells how the brain responses to a stimulus that give rise to a certain habit and what one should do to change them.read it if you want to change your habits say smoking and drinking....
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About the author
Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School, he has received the George Polk, the National Academies of Science and other awards.
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