Quotes by Charles Duhigg

About Charles Duhigg:

Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter at The New York Times, where he writes for the business section. Prior to joining the staff of the New York Times in 2006, he was a staff writer of the Los Angeles Times. He lives in Brooklyn, New York City. He is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School.
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Forty percent of all electronics sold are assembled by Foxconn.

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In a sense, habits never really disappear. Once formed, they always remain in our neurology.

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Bank of America is the story of some of the most ambitious, aggressive bank builders on the face of the planet.

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Calling out people for not voting, what experts term 'public shaming,' can prod someone to cast a ballot.

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In California, up to 15 percent of wells in agricultural areas exceed a federal contaminant threshold, according to studies.

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Since the 17th century, insurance agents have been the foremost experts on risk.

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Merrill Lynch is this hugely prestigious brand.

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Most shoppers don't buy everything they need at one store.

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In the past, NASDAQ has defended flash orders.

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Some financial advisers say anyone who may move in less than seven years should not take out a reverse mortgage.

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It is almost always a bad idea to use a reverse mortgage to pay for a vacation or to buy a risky investment, like stocks or deferred annuities.

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Older consumers don't want to be treated like teenagers; what's more, they don't want to believe they fall into any niche at all.

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Research suggests that investment bankers are more prone to commit fraud when they feel the competitor at their heels.

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The cooperation of NASCAR - or any other system, it turns out - persists only when everyone believes he has the opportunity to win.

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The more you focus, the more that focus becomes a habit.

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You can't suddenly say, 'I want a brand new habit tomorrow,' and expect it to be easy and effortless.

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We like songs that are familiar.

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There are supply chains that exist in China and Asia now which the U.S. simply can't replicate.

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As the United States has become an older nation, reverse mortgages have grown into a $20-billion-a-year industry, with elderly homeowners taking out more than 132,000 such loans in 2007, an increase of more than 270 percent from two years earlier.

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Entrepreneurs do not try and create new types of smartphone technologies now because they know it's pointless: They're going to get sued almost immediately.

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Every habit is made of three parts... a cue, a routine and a habit. Most people focus on the routine and behavior, but these cues and rewards are really the way you make something into a habit.

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Author Bio

  • NameCharles Duhigg
  • DescriptionAmerican writer
  • Born1974
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • AwardsGeorge Polk Award