10 Lessons from the book the power of habit

Change might not be fast and it isn't always easy. But with time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped.

The Golden Rule of Habit Change: You can't extinguish a bad habit, you can only change it.

Rather, to change a habit, you must keep the old cue, and deliver the old reward, but insert a new routine.

If you believe you can change - if you make it a habit - the change becomes real.

This is the real power of habit: the insight that your habits are what you choose them to be.

Companies aren’t families. They’re battlefields in a civil war.

Small wins are a steady application of a small advantage.

If you want to do something that requires willpower—like going for a run after work—you have to conserve your willpower muscle during the day.

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