Quotes by Charles Duhigg

The specific steps for changing a specific habit differ from person to person and habit to habit, but the steps - the formula - is essentially the same, and once you learn it, you can do amazing things.

Many cows are fed a high-protein diet, which creates a more liquid manure that is easier to spray on fields.

Fraudulent and improper payments have long bedeviled Medicare, a $466 billion program. In particular, payments for durable medical equipment, like power wheelchairs and diabetic test kits, are ripe for fraud.

In 1980, a woman promised her dying sister to change how Americans thought about breast cancer. Thirty years later, the result - the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation - is one of the nations largest non-profits, and one of the most successful triumphs in public health marketing and changing health habits.

Around New York City, samples collected at dozens of beaches or piers have detected the types of bacteria and other pollutants tied to sewage overflows. Though the citys drinking water comes from upstate reservoirs, environmentalists say untreated excrement and other waste in the citys waterways pose serious health risks.

Drinking water that does not meet a federal health guideline will not necessarily make someone ill. Many contaminants are hazardous only if consumed for years. And some researchers argue that even toxic chemicals, when consumed at extremely low doses over long periods, pose few risks.

Youre much better off creating positive rewards, complimenting people for acting correctly, rather than punishing them when they act incorrectly.

Back when Detroit was the head of auto manufacturing, it was clear where profits were created. Right? A car was made in Detroit. There was little argument that you could make that some of the money from that should be sent overseas to Ireland.

Even though its hard to learn how to back your car out the driveway at first, once it becomes a habit, you can do it almost automatically and think about something else, like the meeting that you need to go to today or whats on the radio.

Many environmental advocates argue that agricultural pollution will be reduced only through stronger federal laws.

Some officials overseeing local water systems have tried to go above and beyond what is legally required. But they have encountered resistance, sometimes from the very residents they are trying to protect, who say that if their water is legal, it must be safe.

“Ganglia basal adalah pusat bagi pengingatan pola dan bekerja berdasarkan pola-pola tersebut”