Book Titles

The Power of Habit
Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

By Charles Duhigg

Year Published: 2012
ISBN-13: 978-1400069286
Categories: Habits, Power

63 Quotes Found

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The Power of Habit:

Habits, scientists say, emerge because the brain is constantly looking for ways to save effort.

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The Power of Habit:

Habits aren’t destiny.

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The Power of Habit:

…unless you deliberately fight a habit – unless you find new routines – the pattern will unfold automatically.

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The Power of Habit:

Habits never really disappear. They’re encoded into the structures of our brain…

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The Power of Habit:

…if we can take control of the habit loop – we can force those bad tendencies into the background…

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The Power of Habit:

…once someone creates a new pattern, studies have demonstrated… [it] becomes as automatic as any other habit.

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The Power of Habit:

Habits are often as much of a curse as a benefit.

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The Power of Habit:

Habits are powerful, but delicate. They can emerge outside our consciousness, or can be deliberately designed.

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The Power of Habit:

…[habits] shape our lives far more than we realize – they are so strong, in fact, that they cause our brains to cling to them at the exclusion of all else, including common sense.

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The Power of Habit:

…habits emerge without our permission.

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