#42 The Power of Habit - Book Summary

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Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’.

This week we are summarising ‘The Power of Habit’ by Charles Duhigg which looks at the process of habit change by analysing its impact on an individual, organisational, and societal level.

In this episode, we cover topics such as:

• How habits work
• How to Create New Habits
• The Golden Rule of Habit Change
• What a keystone habit is
• How willpower plays a part in habit formation

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Next week we will be summarising ‘Good Habit Bad Habit’ by Wendy Wood so make sure you stay tuned for that.

We hope you enjoy it.

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Chapters:
00:00:00-Intro
00:00:16-Overview
00:04:36-Part One: The Habits of Individuals
00:04:40-The Habit Loop: How Habits Work
00:28:37-The Craving Brain: How to Create New Habits
00:35:13-The Golden Rule of Habit Change: Why Transformation Occurs
00:50:19-Part Two: The Habits of Successful Organizations
00:50:26-Keystone Habits: Which Habits Matter Most
00:56:44-Willpower Becomes Automatic
01:01:52-How Leaders Create Habits Through Accidents and Design
01:09:51-When Companies Predict (and manipulate) Habits
01:11:35-Part Three: The Habits of Societies
01:11:42-How Movement Happens
01:18:31-The Neurology of Free Will: Are We Responsible for Our Habits
01:20:27-A Readers Guide to Using These Ideas

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