The Power of Habit

Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

By: Charles Duhigg

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This instant classic explores how we can change our lives by changing our habits.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Wall Street Journal • Financial Times

In The Power of Habit, award-winning business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. Distilling vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives that take us from the boardrooms of Procter & Gamble to the sidelines of the NFL to the front lines of the civil rights movement, Duhigg presents a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential. At its core, The Power of Habit contains an exhilarating argument: The key to exercising regularly, losing weight, being more productive, and achieving success is understanding how habits work. As Duhigg shows, by harnessing this new science, we can transform our businesses, our communities, and our lives.

With a new Afterword by the author

“Sharp, provocative, and useful.”—Jim Collins

“Few [books] become essential manuals for business and living. The Power of Habit is an exception. Charles Duhigg not only explains how habits are formed but how to kick bad ones and hang on to the good.”—Financial Times

“A flat-out great read.”—David Allen, bestselling author of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“You’ll never look at yourself, your organization, or your world quite the same way.”—Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author of Drive and A Whole New Mind

“Entertaining . . . enjoyable . . . fascinating . . . a serious look at the science of habit formation and change.”—The New York Times Book Review

©2012 Charles Duhigg (P)2012 Random House, Inc.

awesome

great book about habits and how it affects consumer behavior and also psychological behavior. great read.

interesting

I found this book very interesting. I was fascinated the stories and how powerful habits can be on a person's life. I intend to try to implement some of the strategies to change my habits.

Very good but repetitive

I was hooked the first half of this book. The second half seemed to just repeat what the first half had already covered. Overall I was very pleased.

Very Great Book to Learn From

This is a great book for anyone that wants to know how to break a habit, or how products are marketed. It is a practical psychology book that deals with advertising and human habit.

Good book

very interesting, worth buying for the stories but not too applicable on a personal level. maybe if I was trying to quit smoking or something I'd have gotten more out of it.

pearls

plenty of pearls of wisdom here! Maybe a bit thorough, but I'll add to my toolbox.

The Appendix helps to resummarize

The narrator and story was good. The supporting stories helped breakdown the different types of habits known and unknown but I think more of a step by step process being repeated more often would help support the reader to actually help develop the ways to not only just notice various habits but how to fix or change them, maybe with more suggestions repeated at the end of every chapter or story which builds on a process. having everything summarized in the appendix however is nice because one can simply skip to that chapter for memory refreshing. overall, highly insightful book, and reveals alot more than what I thought or suspected happening in the business world, especially in the technological algorithm fields.

I loved this audio book!

Would you consider the audio edition of The Power of Habit to be better than the print version?

I've not read the print version

What does Mike Chamberlain bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I really like the narrator. This is a fairly long audio & he does a great job with narration.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Amazing stories, experiences & history ranging from people battling alcoholism, gambling addiction, how Target markets to specific demographics to the success of the civil rights movement. This is a long but fascinating book worth listening to & one of the best out of a dozen I've purchased so far. Fascinating, fascinating stuff!

Life changing!

Mix of methods with stories leads great retention and a feeling that I can really execute the plans outlined

Good listen!

I really enjoyed this book. It’s filled with interesting anecdotes, and the author applies it to your own life at the end of the book.