The More You Focus, The More That

Companies Aren’t Families. They’re Battlefields In A Civil War. Yet Despite This Capacity For Internecine Warfare, Most Companies Roll Along Relatively Peacefully, Year After Year, Because They Have Routines—habits—that Create Truces That Allow Everyone To Set Aside Their Rivalries Long Enough To Get A Day’s Work Done.

Rather, To Change A Habit, You Must Keep The Old Cue, And Deliver The Old Reward, But Insert A New Routine.

If You Tell People That They Have What It Takes To Succeed, They'll Prove You Right

When People Have A Willpower Failure, It's Because They Haven't Anticipated A Situation That's Going To Come Along.

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.