Despite that, he was able to navigate his way around his house and even in the outside world to some extent, which was only possible, because the part of his brain responsible for habits, remained intact. was never able to remember any recent events for more than a minute or so after the damage was done. In the first chapter, we learn about the story of Eugene Pauly, whose brain was severely damaged by a virus. There is probably more to stopping a revolution, but this principle – make a small change to get massive results – has proven to work in many walks of life and paves the way for what’s left to come. Once kebab sellers were removed, people left when they got hungry and the demonstration didn’t escalate. Apparently they discovered that people get hungry after a while, which is when kebab sellers appear and keep them going. Still within the prologue, the author tells the story of how US soldiers found a smart way to disperse angry crowds in the streets without violence. I wrote this summary primarily for myself, so that I’d remember the key lessons, but it may help you to get the gist of the book and then I hope you’ll read it yourself. To make a long story short, the stuff works, so it was time I got the full picture.
But most of all, I’ve developed an awareness of my habits and consequently, a capacity to change them. I had already been applying many of the principles Duhigg describes in the Power of Habit in my habit tweaking experiments and they worked wonders: I gave up smoking (2 months in yeah 🙂 and switched to a healthier diet. Almost two years later, I thought it was time I actually read the book. An interview with the author, Charles Duhigg to be precise. My fascination with habits and how they influence our daily lives started with this book.
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