Habits, scientists say, emerge because the brain is constantly looking for ways to save effort.
Charles DuhiggOnce people learned how to believe in something, that skill started spilling over to other parts of their lives, until they started believing they could change. Belief was the ingredient that made a reworked habit loop into a permanent behavior.
Charles DuhiggI 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.
Charles Duhigg