Companies Aren’t Families. They’re Battlefields

When A Habit Emerges, The Brain Stops Fully Participating In Decision Making. It Stops Working So Hard, Or Diverts Focus To Other Tasks. So Unless You Deliberately Fight A Habit -- Unless You Find New Routines -- The Pattern Will Unfold Automatically.

However, To Modify A Habit, You Must Decide To Change It. You Must Consiously Accept The Hard Work Of Identifying The Cues And Rewards That Drive The Habits' Routines, And Find Alternatives. You Must Know You Have Control And Be Self-conscious Enough To Use It -- And Every Chapter In This Book Is Devoted To Illustrating A Different Aspect Of Why That Control Is Real.

It Is Facile To Imply That Smoking, Alcoholism, Overeating, Or Other Ingrained Patters Can Be Upended Without Real Effort. Genuine Change Requires Work And Self-understanding Of The Cravings Driving Behaviours.

Some Say Because Music Is As Much About Personal Expression As Listening Pleasure, Sharing Is Integral To Why Songs Have Value In The First Place.

Companies Aren’t Families. They’re Battlefields In A Civil War.