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title: "3 Fight Habit Quotes by 2 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Fight Habit quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Fight Habit sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Negative emotion is fed by the fight or the habit that compounds it. If I am feeling lonely and I overeat, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brooke-castillo/negative-emotion-is-fed-by-the-fight-or-the-habit-that-compounds-it/)

[Brooke Castillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brooke-castillo/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-duhigg/when-a-habit-emerges-the-brain-stops-fully-participating-in-decision/)

[Charles Duhigg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-duhigg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf1/charles-duhigg-1088_decision-making_when-a-habit-emerges-the-brain-stops-ful_1126697.jpg)

> [When a habit emerges, the brain stops fully participating in decision making. It stops working so hard, or diverts focus to other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-duhigg/when-a-habit-emerges-the-brain-stops-fully-participating-in-decision-2/)

[Charles Duhigg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-duhigg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/173/charles-duhigg-1088_brain_when-a-habit-emerges-the-brain-stops-ful_2850104.jpg)

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