When a habit emerges, the brain stops fully participating in decision making. It stops working so hard, or diverts focus to other tasks. So unless you deliberately fight a habit -- unless you find new routines -- the pattern will unfold automatically.
Charles DuhiggBetween calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss.
Charles DuhiggThis is the real power of habit: the insight that your habits are what you choose them to be.
Charles DuhiggWillpower isnโt just a skill. Itโs a muscle, like the muscles in your arms or legs, and it gets tired as it works harder, so thereโs less power left over for other things.
Charles DuhiggA movement starts because of the social habits of friendship and the strong ties between close acquaintances. It grows because of the habits of a community, and the weak ties that hold neighborhoods and clans together. And it endures because a movement's leaders give participants new habits that create a fresh sense of identity and a feeling of ownership.
Charles Duhigg