The power of habit : why we do what we do in life and business / Charles Duhigg.
2012
158.1 D871p 2012
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Title
The power of habit : why we do what we do in life and business / Charles Duhigg.
Author
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9781400069286 (alk. paper)
1400069289 (alk. paper)
9780679603856 (ebook)
0679603859 (ebook)
1400069289 (alk. paper)
9780679603856 (ebook)
0679603859 (ebook)
Imprint
New York : Random House, c2012.
Language
English
Description
xx, 371 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Other Standard Identifiers
40020607808
Call Number
158.1 D871p 2012
System Control No.
(OCoLC)731918383
(OCoLC)731918383
(OCoLC)731918383
Summary
In this book the author takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.
In this book the author, a New York Times business reporter, takes us to the edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. With an ability to distill vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives, he brings to life a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential for transformation. Along the way we learn why some people and companies struggle to change, despite years of trying, while others seem to remake themselves overnight. We visit laboratories where neuroscientists explore how habits work and where, exactly, they reside in our brains. We discover how the right habits were crucial to the success of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and civil-rights hero Martin Luther King, Jr. We go inside Proctor & Gamble, Target superstores, Rick Warren's Saddleback Church, NFL locker rooms, and the nation's largest hospitals to see how implementing so-called keystone habits can earn billions and mean the difference between failure and success, life and death. Habits are not destiny; the author maintains that by harnessing this new science, we can transform our business, our communities, and our lives.
In this book the author, a New York Times business reporter, takes us to the edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. With an ability to distill vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives, he brings to life a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential for transformation. Along the way we learn why some people and companies struggle to change, despite years of trying, while others seem to remake themselves overnight. We visit laboratories where neuroscientists explore how habits work and where, exactly, they reside in our brains. We discover how the right habits were crucial to the success of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and civil-rights hero Martin Luther King, Jr. We go inside Proctor & Gamble, Target superstores, Rick Warren's Saddleback Church, NFL locker rooms, and the nation's largest hospitals to see how implementing so-called keystone habits can earn billions and mean the difference between failure and success, life and death. Habits are not destiny; the author maintains that by harnessing this new science, we can transform our business, our communities, and our lives.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-353) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Prologue: The habit cure
The habits of individuals : The habit loop: how habits work ; The craving brain: how to create new habits ; The golden rule of habit change: why transformation occurs
The habits of successful organizations : Keystone habits, or The ballad of Paul O'Neill: which habits matter most ; Starbucks and the habit of success: when willpower becomes automatic ; The power of a crisis: how leaders create habits through accident and design ; How Target knows what you want before you do: when companies predict (and manipulate) habits
The habits of societies : Saddleback Church and the Montgomery Bus Boycott: how movements happen ; The neurology of free will : are we responsible for our habits?
Appendix: A reader's guide to using these ideas.
The habits of individuals : The habit loop: how habits work ; The craving brain: how to create new habits ; The golden rule of habit change: why transformation occurs
The habits of successful organizations : Keystone habits, or The ballad of Paul O'Neill: which habits matter most ; Starbucks and the habit of success: when willpower becomes automatic ; The power of a crisis: how leaders create habits through accident and design ; How Target knows what you want before you do: when companies predict (and manipulate) habits
The habits of societies : Saddleback Church and the Montgomery Bus Boycott: how movements happen ; The neurology of free will : are we responsible for our habits?
Appendix: A reader's guide to using these ideas.
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