Book report

 The Power of Habit

Charles Duhigg


    I consider myself to be a creature of habit. I oftentimes find myself doing things habitually, and I find that I function better when I have a set schedule via good habits. In The Power of Habit author Charles Duhigg writes about just that; how strong habits can play a role in our lives. They can destroy us, by implementing bad habits into our life and us not being able to break them, or they can build us, by implementing healthy habits into our day to day life to optimize happiness, productivity, as well as a sense of accomplishment.

              One of the largest takeaways in the story is that of a young CEO who takes over a country in the United States, and begins to optimize work and success at the root. He begins attacking the focal point of worker safety. A lot of people in this instance may be wondering "how will worker safety improve the performance of a firm?" The answer lies in habits. Fixing habits at the core of the workforce, being safer around the firm, being more conscientious of one's actions, and ultimately being aware of the implications one's actions have, correcting habits that may impair one's safety will align workers on a better path of success, as the company would go one to be the top performer on the DOW Jones.

            One of the largest aspects of habits that Duhigg helps shine a spotlight on is how habits are formed, and how they are broken. Implementing good habits starts with trying something for the first time that seems like it would add healthy structure to one's life, such as going for a run for the first time. Deciding to run for the first time can lead to you feeling accomplished and healthy, and wanting to go for another run another day. Continuously receiving positive feedback from healthy activities like this are one of the many ways good habits are formed.




    

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