The Power of Habit

Quotes from The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

All copyright © Charles Duhigg

[The Power of Habit @thepowerofhabi1]

This is the real power of habit: the insight that your habits are what you choose them to be.

[The Power of Habit @thepowerofhabi1]

Typically, people who exercise, start eating better and becoming more productive at work. They smoke less and show more patience with colleagues and family. They use their credit cards less frequently and say they feel less stressed.

[The Power of Habit @thepowerofhabi1]

The key to victory was creating the right routines.

[The Power of Habit @thepowerofhabi1]

As people strengthened their willpower muscles in one part of their lives—in the gym, or a money management program—that strength spilled over into what they ate or how hard they worked. Once willpower became stronger, it touched everything.

[The Power of Habit @thepowerofhabi1]

Willpower isn’t just a skill. It’s a muscle, like the muscles in your arms or legs, and it gets tired as it works harder, so there’s less power left over for other things.

[The Power of Habit @thepowerofhabi1]

Change might not be fast and it isn't always easy. But with time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped.

[The Power of Habit @thepowerofhabi1]

Get the book here ⬇️ https://t.co/s2lhHxECxZ

[The Power of Habit @thepowerofhabi1]

Champions don’t do extraordinary things. They do ordinary things, but they do them without thinking, too fast for the other team to react. They follow the habits they’ve learned.

[The Power of Habit @thepowerofhabi1]

The Golden Rule of Habit Change: You can’t extinguish a bad habit, you can only change it.

[The Power of Habit @thepowerofhabi1]

If you believe you can change – if you make it a habit – the change becomes real.