Summary of The Power of Habit: by Charles Duhigg - Includes Analysis

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In The Power of Habit, Charles DuHigg explains how all of our lives are a mass of habits. Many of our choices are not based on careful decision-making. They are instead habits and these habits have a tremendous influence on our health and productivity. Once we understand how habits are formed and how they work, we can learn how to change them.

This book is divided into three parts. The first part focuses on the habits of individuals. In this section, DuHigg explains the habit loop and how habits work. A habit loop is made up  of a cue or trigger, a routine, and a reward. DuHigg’s examples show us how once habits are lodged in our brain, they influence how we act—often without our realizing it. Advertisers take advantage of our habits to convince us to buy their products. Advertisers know that cravings are what drive the habit loop from the cue to the routine to the reward and back again. They are also aware that knowing how to spark a craving is the key to creating a new habit...

Genres: Nonfiction

30 pages, Paperback

First published March 26, 2014

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Reviews

[Wiebke (1book1review)]

Really glad I picked up this summary instead of the book, as it sounds rather broing and didn't hold much information I didn't know already. This summary gave me all the information I needed and also a review or comment on the book which made me feel I didn't miss anything by not reading it.

The only thing I took away from this was the idea that one change can have a huge effect, which I kinda knew or thought but putting it in connection helped understand things or changes in my habits and struggles with habits better.

[Meg]

Short summary of the book about the Power of Habit. Gives you a brief outline of each section of the book with some key points at the end of the book.

[Cyndy Walker]

Quick overview

Very interesting quick overview of the book. Quite a few interesting stories within relating to habits. I really like the honest opinion at the end, too.