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Physical Description:xx, 371 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. print
Edition:1st ed.
Publisher:New York : Random House, c2012.
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Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 4 / 5.0
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-353) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: The habit cure -- Pt. 1: The habits of individuals. The habit loop : how habits work ; The craving brain : how to create new habits ; The golden rule of habit change : why transformation occurs -- Pt. 2: The habits of successful organizations. Keystone habits, or The ballad of Paul O'Neill : which habits matter most ; Starbucks and the habit of success : when willpower becomes automatic ; The power of a crisis : how leaders create habits through accident and design ; How Target knows what you want before you do : when companies predict (and manipulate) habits -- Pt. 3: The habits of societies. Saddleback Church and the Montgomery Bus Boycott : how movements happen ; The neurology of free will : are we responsible for our habits?
Summary, etc.:
Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.
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