Some say because music is as much about personal expression as listening pleasure, sharing is integral to why songs have value in the first place.

I think I'm smart, and I know I was a good mom. But there wasn't a lot I could point to and say, that's why I'm special.

However, to modify a habit, you must decide to change it. You must consiously accept the hard work of identifying the cues and rewards that drive the habits' routines, and find alternatives. You must know you have control and be self-conscious enough to use it -- and every chapter in this book is devoted to illustrating a different aspect of why that control is real.

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

There’s something about it that makes other good habits easier.

Once you understand that habits can change, you have the freedom and the responsibility to remake them. Once you understand that habits can be rebuilt, the power of habit becomes easier to grasp and the only option left is to get to work.

What studies say the number one best way to start an exercise habit is to give yourself a reward that you genuinely enjoy.