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Charles Duhigg Quotes

Around New York City, samples collected at dozens of beaches or piers have detected the types of bacteria and other pollutants tied to sewage overflows. Though the city’s drinking water comes from upstate reservoirs, environmentalists say untreated excrement and other waste in the city’s waterways pose serious health risks Picture Quote #1

Making your bed every morning is correlated with better productivity, a greater sense of well-being, and stronger skills at sticking with a budget Picture Quote #1

Patents are being used to wage war in the digital world, and as a result, patents have become a toll gate on the road of innovation Picture Quote #1

You have to actually believe in your capacity to change for habits to permanently change Picture Quote #1

If you believe you can change - if you make it a habit - the change becomes real Picture Quote #1

In 1688, Edward Lloyd opened a coffeehouse on London’s seafront popular among underwriters, men in powdered wigs with mathematical minds and steely constitutions who offered to compensate owners if their boats were lost at sea Picture Quote #1

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In surveys, many borrowers say reverse mortgages have improved their lives and provided money they needed for retirement Picture Quote #1

A few decades ago, many people didn’t drink water outside of a meal. Then beverage companies started bottling the production of far-off springs, and now office workers unthinkingly sip bottled water all day long Picture Quote #1

Your brain will eventually enjoy exercise for exercise sake, right; endorphins and endocannabinoids will create a sense of reward, but it doesn’t know that at first Picture Quote #1

Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss Picture Quote #1

Calling out people for not voting, what experts term ‘public shaming,’ can prod someone to cast a ballot Picture Quote #1

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In 1980, a woman promised her dying sister to change how Americans thought about breast cancer. Thirty years later, the result - the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation - is one of the nation’s largest non-profits, and one of the most successful triumphs in public health marketing and changing health habits Picture Quote #1

Candy bar companies, through commercials, have tied their products to low-energy cues, transforming what was once a dessert into a pick-me-up for cubicle dwellers Picture Quote #1

Martyrs - those killed because of their Catholic faith - can be beatified even if they don’t perform a miracle. However, all beatified individuals must stage a certifiable miracle before being made a saint Picture Quote #1

There is no central government database that allows officials to monitor water tests by local systems Picture Quote #1

Typically, when there are corporate habits that undermine individuals, it has emerged without any sort of central planning. Nobody sits down and says, ‘I’m going to create an evil habit for this corporation.’ Picture Quote #1

For years, many public health campaigns that aimed at changing habits have been failures Picture Quote #1

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Change might not be fast and it isn’t always easy. But with time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped Picture Quote #1

Because reverse mortgages do not require borrowers to make immediate repayments, the interest charges are added to the debt every day, and the total amount owed grows over time Picture Quote #1

Monica Besra, a Bengali woman from a remote Indian village, was reportedly suffering from a malignant ovarian tumor when she went, in 1998, to a hospice founded by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity. Nuns at the mission reportedly placed a medallion with Teresa’s image on Besra’s abdomen, and the tumor disappeared Picture Quote #1

One goal of the Clean Water Act of 1972 was to upgrade the nation’s sewer systems, many of them built more than a century ago, to handle growing populations and increasing runoff of rainwater and waste Picture Quote #1

The desire to collect information on customers is not new for Target or any other large retailer, of course. For decades, Target has collected vast amounts of data on every person who regularly walks into one of its stores Picture Quote #1

There is a woman named Wendy Wood, who did a study when she was at Duke, and she followed around college students to try to figure out how much of their day was decision-making versus how much was habit. And what she found was that about 45 percent of all the behaviors that someone did in a day was habit Picture Quote #1

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When marketers influence habits, they influence peoples’ self-identity. And so when a group or company does something that doesn’t correspond to our core values, it feels like a betrayal Picture Quote #1

Someone once described Ken Lewis to me as the most competitive person in the history of the United States, including the Union Army Picture Quote #1

There is a calculus, it turns out, for mastering our subconscious urges. For companies like Target, the exhaustive rendering of our conscious and unconscious patterns into data sets and algorithms has revolutionized what they know about us and, therefore, how precisely they can sell Picture Quote #1

Even if consumer confidence hit rock bottom, that most likely would not be enough, by itself, to cause a depression Picture Quote #1

As the nation’s elderly population grows, dozens of industries have tried to harness the political might of older Americans for corporate goals Picture Quote #1

In the 1970s, New York City defaulted on its debt, and yes, the consequences were painful. Enrollment plummeted at City University campuses, which until then had offered free education. Seven thousand police officers were laid off. Crime skyrocketed. Services for the poor disappeared Picture Quote #1

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Around New York City, samples collected at dozens of beaches or piers have detected the types of bacteria and other pollutants tied to sewage overflows. Though the city’s drinking water comes from upstate reservoirs, environmentalists say untreated excrement and other waste in the city’s waterways pose serious health risks. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) Making your bed every morning is correlated with better productivity, a greater sense of well-being, and stronger skills at sticking with a budget. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) Patents are being used to wage war in the digital world, and as a result, patents have become a toll gate on the road of innovation. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) You have to actually believe in your capacity to change for habits to permanently change (Charles Duhigg Quotes) If you believe you can change - if you make it a habit - the change becomes real (Charles Duhigg Quotes) In 1688, Edward Lloyd opened a coffeehouse on London’s seafront popular among underwriters, men in powdered wigs with mathematical minds and steely constitutions who offered to compensate owners if their boats were lost at sea. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) In surveys, many borrowers say reverse mortgages have improved their lives and provided money they needed for retirement. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) A few decades ago, many people didn’t drink water outside of a meal. Then beverage companies started bottling the production of far-off springs, and now office workers unthinkingly sip bottled water all day long. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) Your brain will eventually enjoy exercise for exercise sake, right; endorphins and endocannabinoids will create a sense of reward, but it doesn’t know that at first. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) You can’t suddenly say, ‘I want a brand new habit tomorrow,’ and expect it to be easy and effortless. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) Calling out people for not voting, what experts term ‘public shaming,’ can prod someone to cast a ballot. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) In 1980, a woman promised her dying sister to change how Americans thought about breast cancer. Thirty years later, the result - the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation - is one of the nation’s largest non-profits, and one of the most successful triumphs in public health marketing and changing health habits. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) Candy bar companies, through commercials, have tied their products to low-energy cues, transforming what was once a dessert into a pick-me-up for cubicle dwellers. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) Martyrs - those killed because of their Catholic faith - can be beatified even if they don’t perform a miracle. However, all beatified individuals must stage a certifiable miracle before being made a saint. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) There is no central government database that allows officials to monitor water tests by local systems. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) Typically, when there are corporate habits that undermine individuals, it has emerged without any sort of central planning. Nobody sits down and says, ‘I’m going to create an evil habit for this corporation.’ (Charles Duhigg Quotes) For years, many public health campaigns that aimed at changing habits have been failures (Charles Duhigg Quotes) Change might not be fast and it isn’t always easy. But with time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) Because reverse mortgages do not require borrowers to make immediate repayments, the interest charges are added to the debt every day, and the total amount owed grows over time. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) Monica Besra, a Bengali woman from a remote Indian village, was reportedly suffering from a malignant ovarian tumor when she went, in 1998, to a hospice founded by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity. Nuns at the mission reportedly placed a medallion with Teresa’s image on Besra’s abdomen, and the tumor disappeared. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) One goal of the Clean Water Act of 1972 was to upgrade the nation’s sewer systems, many of them built more than a century ago, to handle growing populations and increasing runoff of rainwater and waste. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) The desire to collect information on customers is not new for Target or any other large retailer, of course. For decades, Target has collected vast amounts of data on every person who regularly walks into one of its stores. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) There is a woman named Wendy Wood, who did a study when she was at Duke, and she followed around college students to try to figure out how much of their day was decision-making versus how much was habit. And what she found was that about 45 percent of all the behaviors that someone did in a day was habit. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) When marketers influence habits, they influence peoples’ self-identity. And so when a group or company does something that doesn’t correspond to our core values, it feels like a betrayal. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) Someone once described Ken Lewis to me as the most competitive person in the history of the United States, including the Union Army. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) There is a calculus, it turns out, for mastering our subconscious urges. For companies like Target, the exhaustive rendering of our conscious and unconscious patterns into data sets and algorithms has revolutionized what they know about us and, therefore, how precisely they can sell. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) Even if consumer confidence hit rock bottom, that most likely would not be enough, by itself, to cause a depression. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) As the nation’s elderly population grows, dozens of industries have tried to harness the political might of older Americans for corporate goals. (Charles Duhigg Quotes) In the 1970s, New York City defaulted on its debt, and yes, the consequences were painful. Enrollment plummeted at City University campuses, which until then had offered free education. Seven thousand police officers were laid off. Crime skyrocketed. Services for the poor disappeared. (Charles Duhigg Quotes)

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