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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

Charles Duhigg

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Strongest cautions

  • Alcohol or drugs2/5
  • Products & advertising2/5
  • Strong language1/5

Strongest positives

  • Educational value5/5
  • Positive messages4/5
  • Creativity & curiosity3/5

What’s in it?

Products & advertising2/5
Why this rating?

Advertising, shopping behavior, companies, and product marketing are recurring examples in the discussion of habits.

Strong language1/5
Why this rating?

The book may include occasional mild wording in quoted examples, but strong or offensive language is not a meaningful feature.

Alcohol or drugs2/5
Why this rating?

Occasional clinical mention of substance use as it relates to habit loops.

What’s good in it?

Courage & resilience2/5
Why this rating?

People confront addiction, hardship, and entrenched behavior, offering realistic examples of persistence and difficult personal change rather than a central courage theme.

Creativity & curiosity3/5
Why this rating?

Encourages creative approaches to problem-solving and life management.

Diverse representation2/5
Why this rating?

Includes a diverse range of case studies and sociological research.

Educational value5/5
Why this rating?

Strong focus on psychology, neuroscience, and behavior modification.

Kindness & empathy1/5
Why this rating?

Not the focus of the book.

Positive messages4/5
Why this rating?

The book strongly emphasizes self-awareness, deliberate behavior change, persistence, and designing environments that support better habits.

Good role models3/5
Why this rating?

It presents researchers, athletes, leaders, and people changing their lives as examples, while acknowledging setbacks and complexity.

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