• 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
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (68,250 ratings)

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The Power of Habit

By: Charles Duhigg
Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
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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.

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Thought Provoking and Applicable

This audio book was recommended to me by a friend, and he said that it has made him made some major changes in his life for the better. I was not disappointed. I went into it not very sure because it seemed sort of cheesy, but it really is empowering and pushes you to make certain changes in your life for the better. I even started implementing the habit changing and habit forming tips into my life half way through, and it really helps benefit your life overall.

I would totally recommend this book for anyone interested in self-improvement and I also recommend giving the tips given in this book a try and see if it can make a difference in your daily life.

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great read

loved it took my mind off driving and opened my mind to self-improvement would read again

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Best book I've read this year

Best book about habits work, basically how unconscious mind works. This book is gold. It contains several histories about people, organizations and societies dealing with habits. Life changing.

#Inspiring #SelfDiscovery #Clever #tagsgiving #sweepstakes

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entertaining and helpful

great book. The narrator brought it to life. I do have to say I'm not going to shop at Target anymore. Creepy.....

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We are creatures of habits

Our habits shape us so much. Habit changes are the foundations of improvement. The book contains many reallife stories to show how habits work.

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Very good.

I will surely recommend this book to my colleagues and friends. Aplicable for all ages and ocupations.

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How much freedom do we really have?

As a stutterer, I have spent years on trying to break a feedback loop that is involved with this strange behavior. This book spoke to me.

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Very informative. I learned a lot about myself.

Very informative. I learned a lot about myself. Gave great tools to change bad habits.

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It's a must to listen for everyone, good narrator

very informational book and easy to understand and you also get different situations where habbits played a big role, and the narrator had a very enjoyable voice to listen to.

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about 4 hours longer than it needed to be

some scenarios were read as if the author was in the room or knew from experience. I didn't like that. also, after hour 6 the book lost some of it's value for my purposes of reading it. not a bad read regardless, however.

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