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My name is Charles Duhigg, and I'm a reporter for The New York Times. I'm also the author of The Power of Habit, about the science of habit formation, as well as Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Productivity in Life and Business (which is available for sale on Amazon on March 8, 2016!)

I've worked at the Times since 2006. In 2013, I was part of a team that won the Pulitzer Prize for a series about Apple named "The iEconomy". Before that, I contributed to NYT series about the 2008 financial crisis, how companies take advantage of the elderly and national violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act. (For those series, I won the National Journalism Award, the Investigative Reporters and Editors' Medal, the National Academies' reporting award and other recognitions.)

But let’s be honest, you aren’t visiting this page so I can brag about series and awards. (Unless you’re my mom. Hi mom!)

I’m also a native of New Mexico. I studied history at Yale and received an MBA from Harvard Business School. I now live in Brooklyn with my wife and two children and, before becoming a journalist, was a bike messenger in San Francisco for one terrifying day.

I would love to hear from you. I'm at charles@charlesduhigg.com.

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Excellently Portrayed Real life application

Reviewed in Australia on 20 December 2020

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I loved this book, and what it stands for. Your own improvement. This provides some wonderful tools based off solid research. I will be applying these in my life tomorrow and every day after. I really appreciated the appendix where he provides his own experience with the tools and how he used them.
Excellent book :)

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Rossleighbrisbane

Definitely worth reading.

Reviewed in Australia on 22 March 2016

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An interesting perspective on improving productivity. Easy to read and the case studies are relevant. Well-structured to maintain reader interest.

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One of the best books I have ever read

Reviewed in Australia on 23 April 2018

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Really awesome book. Lots of insight and story telling is spot on. Recommended to anyone who is in the quest to improve their lives

Reviewed in Australia on 18 April 2016

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Had you engaged from beginning... well written with a suitable tempo... challenges thinking

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Take your time to absorb & enjoy the craftsmanship

Reviewed in Australia on 14 November 2017

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Well worth the read... even more valuable if you take notes... you'll see why if you read to the end!

Reviewed in Australia on 15 August 2016

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An amazing and insightful book from the author of Power of habit. Really enjoyed reading.

The one thing that could have made it even better was some how linking all the topics and synthesising them.

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Emma S

Exactly what it says on the packet - you will be smarter, faster and better!

Reviewed in Australia on 3 September 2017

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I refer to this book over and over. It delves more deeply into some of the concepts introduced in The Power of Habit with even more insights and thinking.
The stories are informative and engaging and really do help with strategies to be smarter, faster and better. I originally purchased the audio, but went back and purchased the Kindle version so I could search and reference the stories when explaining certain concepts to colleagues and clients. I like the personal stories that show how the author applied the concepts to himself and would have loved more.

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Gaspard Marsala

Anecdotal over Practical

Reviewed in Australia on 10 May 2016

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I wish the author had spent more time outlining strategies and giving some practically advice - it's in there (sort of) however the books structure is confusing anecdotal stories are abruptly cut and reappear after another anecdote.

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CheeseFan

Fascinating case studies but a muddled theme

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 April 2017

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I loved 'The Power of Habit' and was really excited to read this. In many ways I wasn't disappointed: if there's one thing Charles Duhigg can do, it's write in a fascinating, engaging manner. I was gripped by the various anecdotes given throughout the book, and at times it felt like a series of interesting stories more than anything else. The points made around productivity were interesting, but buried; quite often I found myself wondering how this related to the overall theme of the book (if indeed there was one). Part of me wonders whether Charles just put together an anthology of what might otherwise have been a series of journal articles and attempted to unify them under a theme of 'productivity', but really to me this doesn't ring true. This is more a series of ways to live your life a little better, with accompanying case studies. It is a good, engaging and interesting book, but it seems a little muddled and confused at times.

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Great Narratives

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 January 2018

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Great stories used to illustrate the pertinent points. Tying the lessons to stories actually builds upon one of the lessons in the book: retention is increased by greater engagement. People engage more with stories. Great work.

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Orchid Master

Seriously superb book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 October 2018

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This is one of those books that everyone should read, like Black Box Thinking and Don't Shoot the Dog. Easy and enjoyably addictive, I read this very fast and came away having taken quite a few notes.

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James Gough

Excellent, eye opening

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 July 2018

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What a fabulous, eye opening book. If you are in business and haven't read this book then you really need to.

C D Moore

Excellent real world examples that demonstrate the advice

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 May 2016

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An excellent review of different tools that can help any individual or group to adopt state of the art efficiency, productivity and performance. The use of gripping novel-like stories to explain the derivation of each theory makes this text an easy read. I completed this on kindle in 5 days.

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