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Book Review "The Power of Habit" (Chapter 5 & 6)

Hello everyone... Welcome back to my blog. I will continue the review book "The Power of Habit" chapters 5 & 6. Hopefully you enjoy reading this book review. Chapter 5 : Starbucks and The Habit of Success  Willpower is the most important keystone habit in people's success.      In this book, Mark Muraven explains that willpower was once understood as a skill. However, further research shows that it operates as a muscle, “‘like the muscles in your arms or legs…’”.      Willingness is the only key habit that is most important for individual success. Willingness is not just a skill. This is muscle and he is tired from working harder, so that less power is left for other things. For example, if you want to do something that requires determination such as  going to run after work, you have to save your determination in the afternoon.      To achieve better service quality every day, Starbucks makes efforts to train self-discipline. Starbucks provides a routine f

Book Review "The Power of Habit" (Chapter 3 & 4)

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Hello guys .. Welcome to my blog. At this time I will continue the book review of the power of Habit. If I review chapters 1 & 2 in the previous post, this timeI will discuss the next chapter is Chapter 3 & 4. Hopefully you enjoy reading this book review. Chapter 3 : The Golden Rule of Habit Change       People can never really get rid of bad habits. On the contrary. To change a habit, this book explains that there is a golden rule of habit change and the golden rule of habit change is reprogramming. You have to keep the old cues, and give old rewards, but make new routines. Almost all behaviors can be changed if the cues and the rewards remain the same. The rule: If you use the same cue, and give the same reward, you can shift the routine and change habits. The golden rule of habit change can help anyone change their own habits. The Golden Rule can also affect care for alcoholism, obesity, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and hundreds of other destructive behaviors so that

Book Review "The Power of Habit" (Chapter 1 & 2)

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Welcome to my blog.. In my post this time, I will review some of the chapters contained in the book The Power of Habit. I hope this book review can provide new knowledge and benefits. Happy reading. Chapter 1 : The Habit Loop      Charles Duhigg explains the three stages are repeated as a round that is habit-forming. The first is cue , a trigger that tells Your brain to go into automatic mode and habits of which one to use. The second is routine , the act of pushing with indifferent, can be physical and mental or emotional. The third is reward , a hope that helps your brain to determine whether the circle of this special need in mind for the future. The cue and reward are intertwined so that it appears the sense of anticipation and a strong desire. Finally, the arising of a habit.      When a habit emerges, the brain can stop participating fully in decision-making. Stop working so hard, or change focus to another task. So, if you deliberately fight a habit unless you find n

Description of Charles Duhigg's Book: The Power of Habit

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The Power of Habit  Writer : Charles Duhigg 386 Pages 9 Chapters Hello everyone... In this post, I will describe a motivational book written by Charles Duhigg entitled The Power of Habit. Synopsis Habit is an activity that is carried out repeatedly and continuously, then forms a special skill. Something difficult becomes easier or even something that is impossible becomes possible. A daily habit can reflect a person's personality. Likewise, to get our success in everything we want we must have good character and success. Successful characters can only be formed through good habits such as optimism, discipline, hard work, and so on. In the book The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg explains how these habits exist and how they can be changed. In this book also explains that there are 3 components that can form a habit and can rotate continuously are cues, routines, and gifts. Habits are not fate. As explained by Charles Duhigg, by utilizing this new science, we can chan

Book Review

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The Selfish Gen By : Richard Dawkins 224 pages Synopsis      This book describes social phenomena as ecosystems and ourselves as individuals & organisms from the point of view of genes in our bodies. From the start, why do people tend to choose to have a family, why do we tend to care more about someone (or other organisms) who has similar genes? Until why this interaction between humans can be as dynamic as other animals. The point is this book explains why and how the human species can survive in the last 200 thousand years managed to pass all challenges and natural selection, and succeeded in forming civilization as complex and advanced as it is today.      Briefly, selfish genes are concepts that express gene efforts in defending their personal interests to be able to survive as long as possible. This selfish gene behavior can be seen in many cases, even in all cases of interaction between organisms.       In the book The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins) there are