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  • Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change
  • By: Charles Duhigg
  • Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
  • Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (5,606 ratings)
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Summary

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 Audiobooks

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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Read this to improve your life

A wonderful read!

Charles Duhigg uncovers the fascinating world of Habits and the power they have over our lives. For good and bad.

I had a sense that there daily habits impacted our lives, but not to this level. By understanding their influence, we can learn to change them, and ultimately our welfare and happiness.

The final chapter is particularly powerful. Charles details how he personally changed a habit of daily cookie eating into something more positive. He lays out the steps he took, and you can simply replicate his steps to change a habit you have.

Charles portrays the topic with humour, intellect and scientific research. These blends suits my style perfectly.

I would recommend it to anyone interested in personal development and human psychology.

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Very interesting reading would recommend this book

Looks at various points that trigger us with good and bad decision making. Very interesting cases used as examples too

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Probably a good book

I have seen Charle Duhigg mentioned in a wide range of books I have read, and I was keen to read the original work. I am sure this book is brilliant. Unfortunately, I really dislike the narrator and the silly voices he puts on. One for the Kindle, where I can read instead of listen, I think!

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I really enjoyed this

This book provides fantastic case studies and it is very engaging! I loved it alot.

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Interesting concepts however could br shorter

Useful for framework to change habits, however became repetitive towards the end of the book

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no suprises

no suprises here. lots of anacdotes. not many insights. its ok but a long book for a simple idea.

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Brilliant book

A really interesting, easy listen but with enough new information to keep my full attention, despite having read many books on the subject. Would definitely recommend.

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Meh...

Material on internal human processes good; extrapolating it to society and race relations, not so much. AA stuff was interesting enough, though

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Interesting !!

Learnt a lot about topics I didn't know I'd ever find out about... thanks for the enlightenment... has got me wanting to research a few things more deeply...

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Definitely worth reading

Found myself looking forward to go to work every day to spend half an hour in the traffic listening to this audiobook. It's not a guide to change your habits but rather explains how habits work detailing plenty of real cases that I've found extremely interesting and useful. Can only recommend.

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