Charles Duhigg quotes

Change might not be fast and it isn't always easy. But with time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped. (Charles Duhigg)
When people have a willpower failure, it's because they haven't anticipated a situation that's going to come along. View quote
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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. View quote
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If you believe you can change - if you make it a habit - the change becomes real. View quote
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Most of the choices we make each day may feel like the products of well-considered decision making, but they're not. They're habits. View quote
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Habits are powerful, but delicate. They can emerge outside our consciousness, or can be deliberately designed. They often occur without our permission, but can be reshaped by fiddling with their parts. They 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. View quote
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The Golden Rule of Habit Change: You can't extinguish a bad habit, you can only change it. View quote
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This is the real power of habit: the insight that your habits are what you choose them to be. View quote
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When a habit emerges, the brain stops fully participating in decision making. It stops working so hard, or diverts focus to other tasks. So unless you deliberately fight a habit -- unless you find new routines -- the pattern will unfold automatically. View quote
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The more you focus, the more that focus becomes a habit. View quote
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Champions don't do extraordinary things. They do ordinary things, but they do them without thinking, too fast for the orther team to react. They follow the habits they've learned. (Charles Duhigg)
Small wins are a steady application of a small advantage. View quote
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Cravings are what drive habits. And figuring out how to spark a craving makes creating a new habit easier. View quote
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The brain has this amazing ability to find happiness even when the memories of it are gone. View quote
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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. View quote
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It 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 the cravings driving behaviours. View quote
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Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss. View quote
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If you dress a new something in old habits, it's easier for the public to accept it. View quote
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Companies aren't families. They're battlefields in a civil war. View quote
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What studies say the number one best way to start an exercise habit is to give yourself a reward that you genuinely enjoy. View quote
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Habits are malleable throughout your entire life. (Charles Duhigg)
Hiding what you know is sometimes as important as knowing it. View quote
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The 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. View quote
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Rather, to change a habit, you must keep the old cue, and deliver the old reward, but insert a new routine. View quote
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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. View quote
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