The Power of Habit
Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change
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Mike Chamberlain
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Written by:
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Charles Duhigg
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Brought to you by Penguin.
There's never been a better time to set new habits. This book will change your life.
Why do we do develop habits? And how can we change them?
We can always change. In The Power of Habit, award-winning New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg translates cutting-edge behavioural science into practical self-improvement action, distilling advanced neuroscience into fascinating narratives of transformation.
Why can some people and companies change overnight and some stay stuck in their old ruts? The answer lies deep in the human brain, and The Power of Habits reveals the secret pressure points that can change a life. From Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps to Martin Luther King Jr., from the CEO of Starbucks to the locker rooms of the NFL, Duhigg explores the incredible results of keystone habits and how they can make all the difference between billions and millions, failure and success – or even life and death.
The Power of Habit makes an exhilarating case: the key to almost any door in life is instilling the right habit. From exercise to weight loss, child-rearing to productivity, market disruption to social revolution and above all success, the right habits can change everything.
Habits aren't destiny. They’re science, one which can transform our businesses, our communities and our lives.
©2012 Charles Duhigg (P)2012 Random House AudiobooksPeople who bought this also bought...
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Critic Reviews
"It’s a fascinating insight into making and breaking habits and offers practical advice, funny stories and critical thinking." (Press Association)
"Plenty of business books that try to tap into the scientific world manage to distil complicated research into readable prose. But few take the next step and become essential manuals for business and living. The Power of Habit is an exception." (Andrew Hill, Financial Times)
"Full of great ideas" (Evening Standard)
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- jpfriends79
- 28-01-19
Must listen, if you want to hear "HABIT"
Must listen, if you want to hear about Habit as a topic. It covers habits relevance, psychology, scientific reasons and case study related to HABIT.
Narrator voice and pitch was prefect
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- RM
- 07-06-19
extremely engaging
the author gives several examples explaining how habits work automatically. where this book shines out over other habit books is the author assembling all scientific research around how memory works automatically. Loved the examples of Eugene.
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- Piku
- 26-10-19
A must read to create awareness about yourself
Loved it. It is a must read to create awareness about yourself. Narrator is awesome.
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- Surajit Chaudhuri
- 13-03-19
We are Nothing But a Bundle of Habits
An exceptional research work. It got me glued to the various aspects of How Habits Work.
Cue, Routine & Reward can be life's next best seller.
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- DIVYA
- 17-03-19
Must read book!
Amazing book. really liked the way the author has picked up stories to explain a concept.
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- Pranay Prasad
- 01-08-19
Wonderful read.
Loved it and learnt a lot. Definitely going to have a second ( multiple) read through
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- Kshitij
- 07-04-20
Quite informative with practical tips.
Breadth of examples is enormous, but they are interweaved extensively, sometimes making it a not so lucid read. But possibly the complex subject of changing habits warrants a complex treatment.
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- Abhilash D
- 11-10-20
A good book, but a bit too lengthy
Some stories are a bit too lengthy and thus takes time to get to the point.. nonetheless, a good book
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- Anonymous User
- 21-02-21
A Book for Self-Realisation and more…
This book by @CharlesDuhigg takes you on a journey of self realisation of how habits play an integral role in our life.
He takes various life examples to explain how human beings are a creature of habit, but with effort can replace a bad habit with a good one.
It’s a tough journey of reflection, resilience and planning that helps us work towards developing new ones or change existing habits.
While there are various examples in the book, I would like to share what lies in the appendix of the book. It’s the crux and guide to how we can use the authors learnings in our daily life both at work and home.
1. Step 1- Isolate Cues from Chaos: This is a structured 5 step model where you answer these questions for a week, maybe more to understand what’s triggering a habit. Let’s take an example of Smoking.
Time- When do you feel like smoking?
Location- What’s your location at that time?
Emotional State- What’s your emotional state at that time?
What task did you before smoking?
Who else is around you at that time?
After answering these questions, you have realised that your cue/trigger is your emotional state of being stressed
2. Step 2- Validating the reward craving hypothesis: Every habit is linked to a reward. Let’s continue with the above example, you need to understand what reward you’re getting out of smoking. This journey might not be easy, but you have to try various things until you arrive at one.
After this exercise, let’s say smoking helps relieve stress. You have to start working on different options everyday that help you give the same reward as a replacement.
3. Step 3- Routine: Coming up with the routine to ensure we follow the above exercise will help us replace this bad habit with a new one permanently. This is one of the most important step as it tests your commitment to make the right choice.
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- Nikhil
- 29-06-19
A must read.
Great narration and great book by Charles Duhigg ! After listening to this you will feel empowered and confident of change.
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