If you tell people that they have what it takes to succeed, they’ll prove you right. Charles Duhigg View this quote
Simply giving employees a sense of agency – a feeling that they are in control, that they have genuine decision-making authority – can radically increase how much energy and focus they bring to their jobs. Charles Duhigg
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The more you focus, the more that focus becomes a habit. Charles Duhigg
When a habit emerges, the brain stops fully participating in decision making. Charles Duhigg
You’re much better off creating positive rewards, complimenting people for acting correctly, rather than punishing them when they act incorrectly. Charles Duhigg
A few decades ago, many people didn’t drink water outside of a meal. Then beverage companies started bottling the production of far-off springs, and now office workers unthinkingly sip bottled water all day long. Charles Duhigg
A five-year-old who can follow the ball for ten minutes becomes a sixth grader who can start his homework on time. Charles Duhigg
A movement is a saga. For it to work, everyone’s identity has to change. Charles Duhigg
A movement starts because of the social habits of friendship and the strong ties between close acquaintances. Charles Duhigg
Alcoholics crave a drink because it offers escape, relaxation, companionship, the blunting of anxieties, and an opportunity for emotional release. Charles Duhigg
America has always had an apocalyptic strain. Yet it also seems to believe that if, or when, The End comes, it will still come out on top. Charles Duhigg
American writer
January 1st, 1974
