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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

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We like songs that are familiar. Charles Duhigg

Songs Like Familiar

Every habit is made of three parts... a cue, a routine and a habit. Most people focus on the routine and behavior, but these cues and rewards are really the way you make something into a habit. Charles Duhigg

You People Behavior Focus Made Three Every Way Something Habit Most Make Parts Cue Rewards Really Routine

Someone will write a resolution that says, 'I want to exercise more,' or 'I want to lose 15 pounds' - which is great, that's a great goal to have - but every study tells us that if you pose things in abstract, goal-related terms, it's much less likely that you will accomplish it than if you structure it as an actual activity. Charles Duhigg

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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

Evil Down Corporate Corporation Says Emerged Habit Habits Individuals Nobody Undermine Sort Without Any Going Central Create Planning

Forty percent of all electronics sold are assembled by Foxconn. Charles Duhigg

Sold Percent Forty Electronics

You're much better off creating positive rewards, complimenting people for acting correctly, rather than punishing them when they act incorrectly. Charles Duhigg

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Technology giants have taken advantage of tax codes written for an industrial age. Charles Duhigg

Technology Age Giants Taken Written Advantage Industrial Tax Codes

Credit default swap is basically just an agreement that I have with you, where I sell you insurance on some bond you own. If the bond goes belly up, I promise to pay you. And as long as the bond doesn't go belly up, you pay me for selling you insurance. Charles Duhigg

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

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Bank of America is the story of some of the most ambitious, aggressive bank builders on the face of the planet. Charles Duhigg

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America is the Saudi Arabia of coal. Charles Duhigg

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Some say because music is as much about personal expression as listening pleasure, sharing is integral to why songs have value in the first place. Charles Duhigg

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Most shoppers don't buy everything they need at one store. Charles Duhigg

Buy Everything Most Store Need

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

Lawmakers in both political parties have often acceded to unions' requests to avoid political confrontations or to curry favor. They have pushed difficult choices into the future. Charles Duhigg

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Public employee unions, in their defense, say politicians have unfairly made them into simplistic bogeymen, responsible for problems that have myriad causes. Not all government workers receive generous pensions, they note. Charles Duhigg

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