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The Power of Habit

Disciplines:
psychology
popular science
neuroscience
psychology/behavior change

Summary

Charles Duhigg's 2012 bestseller synthesizing neuroscience research on habit formation — presenting the habit loop (cue, routine, reward) as the fundamental mechanism underlying behavioral patterns in individuals, organizations, and societies.

Core Contribution

Made the neuroscience of habit formation accessible and actionable — the habit loop framework (cue-routine-reward) is the most widely cited popular model for behavior change and the gateway concept for millions into the behavioral science of self-improvement.

Historical Influences

Charles Duhigg

Intellectual Lineage

Popular Science Writing Behavioral Neuroscience Self-Help Literature

Allied Works

Atomic Habits Thinking Fast and Slow Willpower

Contemporaries & Peers

Willpower Switch Nudge

Minds Influenced

Atomic Habits Behavior change coachingSelf-improvement literature

Intellectual Posterity

Habit loopKeystone habits The Power of Habit

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