Charles Duhigg's The Power Of Habit

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Charles Duhigg’s “The Power of Habit” consists of the captivating argument: The key to things such as losing weight, exercising regularly, increasing productivity, building effective companies, creating social movements, and achieving success is to understand how habits work. The book takes a look at some of the most successful companies and people in America to find that a major underlying factor of their success is based on them transforming habits. The book is split into 3 parts; The habits of individuals, the habits of successful organizations, and the habits of societies. All 3 parts are based off of the same main idea. “The habit loop is a three-part process. First, ‘there's a cue, which is kind of a trigger for an automatic behavior to start unfolding,’ Duhigg tells Morning Edition's Renee Montagne. ‘There's a routine, which is the behavior itself ... and then there's a reward, which tells our brain whether we should store this habit for future use or not.’” ("How You Can Harness 'The Power Of Habit'", 2012) Part 1 discusses how habits emerge due to …show more content…
These are based off social habits that either create movements that change the world or fail to ignite. Historians and sociologists agree that most movements occur due to a similar 3 step process. Firstly, social habits of friendship and strong ties occur between acquaintances Secondly, it begins to grow due to the habits of that community. Thirdly, it endures because the movement’s leader gives participants new habits, which create a new sense of identity and ownership. (Hartman, n.d.) Habits of peer pressure also play a part in increasing participation. Part 3 then goes on to discussing how we must be aware that it is our free will that is in charge of creating change in our habits. You must be willing to believe you can change, make a habit, then watch yourself reap the rewards. Once you are able to choose to do this, it becomes almost
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