Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss. — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
“If you can link something hard to a choice you care about, it makes the task easier, Quintanilla's drill instructors had told… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
The discovery of the habit loop is important because it reveals a basic truth: When a habit emerges, the brain stops fully… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
“The Agile methodology, as it came to be known, emphasized collaboration, frequent testing, rapid iteration, and pushing decision making to whoever was… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
There is a woman named Wendy Wood, who did a study when she was at Duke, and she followed around college students… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
“When a habit emerges, the brain stops fully participating in decision making. It stops working so hard, or diverts focus to other… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
Simply giving employees a sense of agency- a feeling that they are in control, that they have genuine decision-making authority - can… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
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. — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
“Toyota Production System—which in the United States would become known as “lean manufacturing”—relied on pushing decision making to the lowest possible level.… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
When a habit emerges, the brain stops fully participating in decision making. It stops working so hard, or diverts focus to other… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
“All our life, so far as it has definite form, is but a mass of habits,” William James wrote in 1892.prl.2 Most… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
“If you want to stop smoking, ask yourself, do you do it because you love nicotine, or because it provides a burst of stimulation,… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
“What matters are five key norms,” he told the audience. Teams need to believe that their work is important. Teams need to feel their… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
America has always had an apocalyptic strain. Yet it also seems to believe that if, or when, The End comes, it will still come… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
Bromates are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, but officials are required to test for them only when water leaves a treatment plant. — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
“Habits, scientists say, emerge because the brain is constantly looking for ways to save effort. Left” — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss. — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
Older Americans are perfect telemarketing customers, analysts say, because they are often at home, rely on delivery services, and are lonely for the companionship… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
“All our life, so far as it has definite form, is but a mass of habits - practical, emotional, and intellectual - systematically organized… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
“Someday soon, say predictive analytics experts, it will be possible for companies to know our tastes and predict our habits better than we know… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
“I love Paul O'Neill, but you could not pay me enough to work for him again" one official told me. "the man has never… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
“THE FRAMEWORK: • Identify the routine • Experiment with rewards • Isolate the cue • Have a plan” — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
