Charles Duhigg's "The Power of Habit: Understanding the Reasons Behind Our Actions in Life and Business"

Teresa Termini: Efficace, illuminante, suggerimenti ad amici con vizi... Hanno smesso dopo questa lettura.

Italy on Nov 18, 2023

Ajoe: The book 📕 is written is so meticulously.
So much of thought has gone into the way it’s structured to keep the reader engrossed and stay put.

One of the very rarest book I’ve finished reading within 3-4 days. ( if you are a regular reader it will only take you 4-5 hrs even if it’s not a skim reading.) The printing and the fonts forces you to finish reading the book 📕.

Kudos to penguin publishers!. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

India on Nov 16, 2023

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India on Oct 18, 2023

Hu4: Libro essenziale per appassionati di psicologia e neuroscienze, offre un'introduzione completa al funzionamento di certe parti del cervello che hanno un grande impatto sulla nostra vita. Un vero e proprio manuale sui limiti e le potenzialità della mente umana, con una bella prosa e casi studio interessanti e a volte emozionanti.

Italy on Oct 12, 2023

Fábio do Nascimento MonteiroFábio do Nascimento Monteiro: Adquiri o livro na versão "capa comum". Possui uma qualidade de construção baixa, folhas de jornal, capa fina, fonte pequena. Já possuo outros livros na versão capa comum que apresentam uma qualidade muito superior. Talvez a versão "capa dura" seja melhor, mas fiquei desapontado com a que eu comprei. O conteúdo do livro, entretanto, é excelente, ótima leitura, ótimo para aperfeiçoar o inglês.

Brazil on Sep 22, 2023

Ray A.: Charles Duhigg's book has made the role of habit in our lives a topic of much discussion lately, and that's perhaps its greatest value. In trying to fit AA into his "habit loop" formula, however, Duhigg helps to reinforce two popular but seriously mistaken views of a program that, as he recognizes, has rescued millions from the ravages of alcoholism and helped millions more through the influence of its 12 Steps.

According to one of these views, AA amounts to little more than group therapy; according to the other, AA is only concerned with drinking. We alcoholics go to meetings for mutual support so we can quit and not pick up again. End of story. To this Duhigg adds his habit loop twist. AA works because it helps us to exchange one habit for another: going to meetings instead of going to the bar. This, he claims, is AA's way of applying the "Golden Rule" of habit change: use the same cue (feeling lousy) and deliver the same reward (feeling better), but insert a new routine (meeting instead of bar).

This has all the appeal of simplicity and all the pitfalls of oversimplification. Presented as part of the truth, Duhigg's description is quite acceptable. Except that he...

United States on May 01, 2012

GskFn: The Economist magazine calls this a "first-rate" business book and I agree. Charles Duhigg tells of people - individuals, businesses, and other organizations - who carry out routines and act on habits in recurrent situations. The book puts a spotlight on people who succeed at shedding some habits and bringing new ones to life - in themselves and in people around them. In these pages lie a powerful concept and illustrative stories.

Habits can be efficient. When a habit is activated, we don't have to think so much about all the steps and breaths we take. Habits can be simple or more complex, making short work of such activities as: brushing one's teeth while thinking about the workday ahead; driving a car while listening to the radio; or tending to customers, fielding their requests, and responding routinely in a warm, appreciative manner. Routines can do a lot of good when it comes to maintaining desirable habits. But things can get challenging when we would like a habit to be changed.

A big part of the value in this book is its parade of human stories about how people have succeeded in replacing old habits with new ones. There are a few stories, too, about people who...

United States on Apr 10, 2012