If you want to do something that requires willpower - like going for a run after work - you have to conserve your willpower muscle during the day.

If you tell people that they have what it takes to succeed, they'll prove you right

Making your bed every morning is correlated with better productivity, a greater sense of well-being, and stronger skills at sticking with a budget.

Companies aren’t families. They’re battlefields in a civil war.

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.

Cravings are what drive habits. And figuring out how to spark a craving makes creating a new habit easier.

Research suggests that investment bankers are more prone to commit fraud when they feel the competitor at their heels.