The Power of Habit

The Power of HabitThe Matt Townsend Show • Season 4, Episode 73, Segment 2

Apr 15, 2015 • 47m

Dr. Charles Duhigg studied history at Yale and received an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is a reporter for the New York Times. He is also the author of recently published: "The Power of Habit." His latest series for the Times entitled "The iEconomy" won a Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting in 2013. Dr. Duhigg talks with Dr. Townsend about how to create and break habits.

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