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The Power of Habit (Review and Analysis of Duhigg's Book)
The Power of Habit (Review and Analysis of Duhigg's Book)
The Power of Habit (Review and Analysis of Duhigg's Book)
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The must-read summary of Charles Duhigg's book: "The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business".

This complete summary of the ideas from Charles Duhigg’s book "The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business" tells you how you can change your habits for the better just by understanding how they work. There is a basic ‘Habit Loop’ for all habits: clue, routine and reward. According to Duhigg, there are four steps you can follow that serve as a starting point for changing your habits; identify your routines, experiment with different rewards, isolate the trigger and develop a new plan. This process will take time and effort, but it is possible.

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• Save time
• Understand how your habits work
• Change your habits for the better

To learn more, read “The Power of Habit” to start understanding your habits and gain control!
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 1, 2015
ISBN9782511036037
The Power of Habit (Review and Analysis of Duhigg's Book)

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    Book Presentation: The Power Of Habit by Charles Duhigg

    Summary of The Power Of Habit (Charles Duhigg)

    Book Abstract

    Habits can be changed if you understand how they work. At the core of every habit you have lies a reasonably simple neurological loop:

    Habits

    Cue ⇒ Routine ⇒ Reward

    If you want to change and reshape your habits for the better:

    Identify the routines you currently follow – and figure out how you can change your routines so you swap vices for virtues.

    Experiment with different rewards – until you can isolate what you're actually craving when you do something habitually. If you can figure out what you're genuinely craving, then you understand how to make a desired behavior automatic.

    Isolate the cue that triggers your habit – what it is that signals it's time to do something. There are in practice only five types of cues: location, time, your emotional state, other people or an immediately preceding action. Figure out what sparks your habit to occur.

    Then develop a new plan – for what you'll do differently the next time that cue arises. When you get right down to basics, habits are formulas your brain automatically follows: When you see a CUE, you do a ROUTINE in order to get the REWARD. To change your habit, keep the cue and the reward the same and insert a new routine.

    "Obviously, changing some habits can be more difficult. But this framework is the place to start. Sometimes change takes a long time. Sometimes it requires repeated experiments and failure. But once you understand how a habit operates – once you diagnose the cue, the routine and the reward – you gain power over it. Transforming a habit isn't necessarily easy or quick. It isn't always simple. But it is possible. And now we understand

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