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The Power of Habit

In The Power of Habit, award-winning New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. With penetrating intelligence and an ability to distill vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives, Duhigg brings to life a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential for transformation. Along the way we learn why some people and companies struggle to change, despite years of trying, while others seem to remake themselves overnight. We visit laboratories where neuroscientists explore how habits work and where, exactly, they reside in our brains. We discover how the right habits were crucial to the success of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and civil-rights hero Martin Luther King, Jr. We go inside Procter & Gamble, Target superstores, Rick Warren's Saddleback Church, NFL locker rooms, and the nation's largest hospitals and see how implementing so-called keystone habits can earn billions and mean the difference between failure and success, life and death. At its core, The Power of Habit contains an exhilarating argument: The key to exercising regularly, losing weight, raising exceptional children, becoming more productive, building revolutionary companies and social movements, and achieving success is understanding how habits work. Habits aren't destiny. As Charles Duhigg shows, by harnessing this new science, we can transform our businesses, our communities, and our lives.

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7 Tips for Developing Creativity

Do you ever wonder how to be more creative? Read more tips for developing creativity in this blog and learn about creative degrees offered at GCU.

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Should You Share AI-Driven Customer Insights with Your Customers?

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Should You Share AI-Driven Customer Insights with Your Customers?

AI is already helping companies understand their customers better. And many theorize that AI will soon know us better than we know ourselves. In an age where data has become commoditized, but the insights and profits from data are the rather exclusive belonging of a few enormous tech players, what better way to harness consumer trust and loyalty than by giving people back valuable insights that can turn them not just into smarter and better customers, but also more self-aware humans? After all, if our choices as consumers are becoming more and more data-driven, but that data does not actually increase consumer sophistication or rationality, that’s a huge missed opportunity. We must democratize the knowledge that algorithms have on us, at least by making sure that companies have to share the personal insights they’ve gathered with us. Importantly, brands will enhance their ethical reputation and trustworthiness if they share their insights with consumers; persuading them that there is no conflict between knowing them well, and helping them know themselves well, when done in an ethical and transparent way.

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Impossible is just an illusion

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Quote #111 "You need imagination in order to imagine a future that doesn’t exist." ~Azar Nafisi

You need imagination in order to imagine a future that doesn’t exist. ~Azar Nafisi

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Why we wait: Understanding the emotions behind procrastination

Procrastination is your body and your brain trying to communicate a state of emotional struggle. Ignoring that message leads to more negative emotions, but embracing procrastination and trying to decipher the message can help you get unstuck while protecting your mental health.

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Carpe Diem: Draw Your Own Path

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Psychologist debunks 8 myths of mass scale | Todd Rose

Psychologist Todd Rose debunks 8 myths so mainstream we all believe them. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Why Americans don’t trust each other ► https://youtu.be/E4erHIZpnyQ Collective illusions — false assumptions about society that many people share — have existed for thousands of years in many different ways. Today, because of social media and modern technology, they have become even more common. One example of a collective illusion is the commonly held belief that everyone wants fame, wealth, and power. That’s not true. Most of us want lives of purpose and meaning. But because of false assumptions, many of us spend our lives chasing things that won’t fulfill us. Another example of a collective illusion is the pervasive idea that the U.S. is an irredeemably divided nation. Sure, Americans have plenty of disagreements. But fundamentally, they have more in common than they might think. As former Harvard professor and bestselling author Todd Rose explains, the antidote to collective illusions is becoming a more authentic individual, as well as gaining a deeper understanding of how our innate drive to conform to social norms often works against that. 0:00 What is a “collective illusion”? 2:43 How myths invade private opinion 4:54 Myth: Other people can’t be trusted 8:32 Myth: Success is wealth, status, and power 11:12 Myth: Social media reveals what society thinks 13:56: Myth: Group consensus is vetted and factual 17:53: Myth: Elite jobs matter to us 21:11 Myth: America is on the verge of civil war 24:18 Myth: People want university degrees 26:57 Myth: Cultural norms exist to protect you ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Collective Illusions is a 9-part series brought to you by Stand Together: a community of changemakers tackling our biggest challenges For more stories, ideas, and advice from changemakers, subscribe to Stand Together ► https://www.youtube.com/standtogethercc And visit Stand Together’s website to learn more ► https://standtogether.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Todd Rose: Todd Rose is the co-founder and president of Populace, a think tank committed to ensuring that all people have the opportunity to pursue fulfilling lives in a thriving society. Prior to Populace, he was a faculty member at Harvard University where he founded the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality and directed the Mind, Brain, and Education program. Todd is the best selling author of Collective Illusions, Dark Horse, and The End of Average. He lives in Burlington, Massachusetts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read more of our stories on society’s collective illusions: Is free will an illusion? ► https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/free-will-moaz/ Are you superior to others? Or is it an illusion? ► https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/illusory-superiority/ Penn Jillette: The year that shattered America’s illusions ► https://bigthink.com/the-present/penn-jillette-live-2020/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Big Think | Smarter Faster™ ► Big Think The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century. ► Big Think+ Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want more Big Think? ► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/ ► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter ► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook ► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram ► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter

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