The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change

Charles Duhigg

Apr 2012 · Cornerstone Digital · Narrated by Mike Chamberlain

About this audiobook

Brought to you by Penguin.

There's never been a better time to set new habits. This book will change your life.
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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, childrearing 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.
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'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

© Charles Duhigg 2012 (P) Penguin Audio 2012

Ratings and reviews

The concept I found interesting is 'Keystone Habits' & how is shapes our daily lives. Also well explained is that willpower is depleted when consumed. Another interesting topic was how Target collects shoppers' data & how they attempt to boost their sales. There are things to learn & implement. The book, unlike motivational books, does not ask you to change your habits, but rather indirectly puts forward the array of benefits of good habits. The choice is left to the reader to implement it.

Terrible book. Not for those looking to change their habits. It's basically a journal of lots of stories about how people did things like shop, murder and sleepwalk because they were used to doing it. It's not at all a self help book. If you are looking to find out how to make changes in your life and get good habits, this is NOT the book for you. Speech is so slow I listened on 2.5 speed.

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About the author

Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times and author of The Power of Habit. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School, he has received the George Polk, the National Academies of Science and other awards. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children.