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The Power of Habit Quiz
The Power of HabitCharles DuhiggWhy do hundreds of attempts to “pull yourself together” fall apart within a week, while sometimes one small change pulls your whole life along with it? Charles Duhigg shows that it isn't about willpower. It's about how a habit is built: cue, routine, reward. And that loop can be rewritten rather than broken. A…
Question 1 of 5
According to Duhigg, what three parts make up every habit?
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Right answer: Cue, routine and reward
Every habit rests on three parts: a cue sets it off, then comes the routine itself, and at the end a reward.
Question 2 of 5
You smoke on breaks for the pause and the chat with colleagues. What would Duhigg advise?
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Right answer: Go out with colleagues, but have coffee instead of a cigarette
The golden rule of change: keep the old cue and the old reward, and put a new routine between them. If you just hold on, the old routine comes back.
Question 3 of 5
At work you keep craving a chocolate bar. How, per the book, do you find out what's behind it?
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Right answer: Try different substitutes and see which ends the craving
A habit often meets a different need than it seems. Behind sweets there may be boredom or a need for company, and the real reward is found only by testing.
Question 4 of 5
Why do keystone habits change your life more broadly than others?
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Right answer: They create small wins and a new picture of yourself
A keystone habit works not because it matters more in itself. It brings small wins and a new self-image, and other changes build on that.
Question 5 of 5
How does the book suggest you treat a crisis?
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Right answer: Use the window it opens for a needed change
In calm times everything runs on inertia, while a crisis shows the old way fails. Then people accept what they used to reject.
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