(original review, 2012)I was just thinking earlier this week about the 4 dimensions of rituals that Mervin Verbit, a sociologist, wrote about: content, frequency, intensity and centrality. And, although he was talking more about religious rituals, I think they apply to most other kinds of rituals in...
I recently went to Barnes & Noble to buy some books for my birthday. I found a table that had a buy 2 get 1 free deal, but you had to pick books on the table. Immediately I knew two books I wanted. I had no idea what I wanted for the third book. So I meandered around, picked up a few different b...
Thanks to NetGalley and Random House UK/Cornerstone for providing me with an ARC copy of this book that I voluntarily choose to review. I don’t read many self-help or how-to books although recently I’ve been reading some that intrigued me and this was one of them. After all, who doesn’t want to be s...
Smarter, Faster, Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg address a topic often addressed - productivity - but does so in with broad philosophical brush rather than a precise prescription. The book is somewhat like reading a collection of well written, well told...
Books like this make my cerebellum tingle in delight. (Well, technically I guess that would be the Temporal Lobe of my Cerebral Cortex, but that doesn’t sound as catchy; nor am I a brain-specializing scientist—but I digress). All that to say this: this is a well-written book that makes science inter...
We all have habits, but how do we form them? How may we change the habits we already have? Charles Duhigg in his book, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and in Business, describes the habit loop, why habits are hard to break, and the best way to make progress with changing a habit. Fi...
Great read. Engaging stories to illustrate each point and the overall message is distilled to simple ideas. I would recommend this to anyone who is looking to change bad habits or is simply interested in psychology.
We drive ourselves to work without thinking about how to get there. We take a break mid-afternoon for a cookie and a chat with co-workers. Some people seem to really excel in life, while others spin their wheels. Why is that? Habit. Charles Duhigg takes a fascinating look at what makes a habit, an...
A very well researched and interesting book about the power of habits that make us who we are as individuals and communities. Giving various illustrations and examples of real life events to explain how habits drive us and how they can lead us with out us even being aware of their power. I enjoyed t...
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