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The power of habit : why we do what we do in life and business / by Charles Duhigg.

Summary:

Identifies the neurological processes behind behaviors, explains how self-control and success are largely driven by habits, and shares scientifically-based guidelines for achieving personal goals and overall well-being by adjusting specific habits.

Record details

ISBN: 9781400069286
ISBN: 1400069289
Physical Description: xx, 371 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Random House, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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 balla 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 -- The neurology of free will : are we responsible for our habits? -- A reader's guide to using these ideas.