The power of habit why we do what we do and how to change it

The power of habit why we do what we do and how to change it

2012 • 402 pages

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While I like the message of the book on how we can change our Habits and how [a:Charles Duhigg 5201530 Charles Duhigg https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1349273209p2/5201530.jpg] proposes a method to change allegedly every habit you want, I don't quite like his writing style, while he makes you care for the people's lives and stories which don't have much to do with this model other than they were successful in changing habits in a way that makes sense in his proposed model of Cue, Routine, Reward.In the chapter where he deals with willpower, it wasn't clear to me how the willpower can be increased other than “save it for later” and “expect everything”.I Still think the whole book is selling the Apendix which a practical person can read, try and apply without all the fuzz of the actual book.Maybe I get it wrong and is the road not the goal what matters, like Miyagi's “Wax on, wax off” training to win a Karate Tournament in a few weeks.I'm pending to test the proposed framework to change in the Apendix, so ask me in a few months.

January 25, 2014