Thanks to daily routines, patients with memory loss due to illness or injury retain the ability to perform basic activities. The brain is always trying to turn most of the daily activities into habits because when the brain is active, the brain will be rested more often. According to scientists, habits are formed because the brain is always looking for ways to reduce the work of the mind. For example, when driving a car: the control movements seem very complicated and need to think before doing, but because they have become a habit, we can do it easily without thinking.

Habit is an activity or sequence of activities that people do quite often without much thought. A scientific study at Duke University in 2006 concluded that more than 40% of people's daily behavior comes from habits. to complex things like class thriftiness, organization of work… seems to be the result of thoughtful thinking, but it is actually a habit. Many actions we do every day, from simple things like bathing, brushing teeth, eating breakfast, tying shoelaces, checking email, walking, eating dinner, watching TV. He graduated from Yale University and Harvard Business School.ĭue to the limited space, I have only summarized the most important part of the book, which is about the habits of individuals and companies. He received many awards – including a Pulitzer Prize – for his articles and books. The author has proven that habits play an extremely important role in the success of individuals and organizations – just as the famous saying goes: “Sow a habit, reap a character sow character, reap destiny.”Īuthor Charles Duhigg is a business columnist for The New York Times.

The Power of Habit book is about the power of habits, how to form, change and create positive habits of people, organizations, and communities. The Power of Habit (Charles Duhigg) - Book Summary

Author of the power of habit