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Psychology, Personal Development
The Power of Habit Summary
Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
By Charles Duhigg · 2012 · 371 pages
About The Power of Habit
Award-winning New York Times reporter Charles Duhigg explores the science behind why habits exist and how they can be changed. Drawing on research from neurology, psychology, and sociology, he reveals the habit loop of cue, routine, and reward that shapes the behavior of individuals, companies, and societies. Through compelling stories ranging from Olympic champions to corporate turnarounds, Duhigg shows how understanding and reshaping habits can transform lives and organizations. This is a landmark guide to the forces that govern our daily choices and the keys to lasting change.
The Power of Habit summary by chapter
- The Habit Loop
- The Craving Brain
- The Golden Rule of Habit Change
- Keystone Habits and Paul O'Neill
- Starbucks and the Habit of Success
- The Power of a Crisis
- How Target Knows What You Want
- Saddleback Church and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- The Neurology of Free Will
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