Audiobooks by Charles Duhigg

Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

Brought to you by Penguin. Who and what are supercommunicators? They're the people who can steer a conversation to a successful conclusion. They are able to talk about difficult topics without giving offence. They know how to make others feel at ease and share what they think. They're brilliant facilitators and decision-guiders. How do they do it? In this groundbreaking new book, Charles Duhigg unravels the secrets of the supercommunicators to reveal the art - and the science - of successful communication. He unpicks the different types of everyday conversation and pinpoints why some go smoothly while others swiftly fall apart. He reveals the conversational questions and gambits that bring people together. And he shows how even the most tricky of encounters can be turned around. In the process, he shows why a CIA operative was able to win over a reluctant spy, how a member of a jury got his fellow jurors to view an open-and-shut case differently, and what a doctor found they needed to do to engage with a vaccine sceptic. Above all, he reveals the techniques we can all master to successfully connect with others, however tricky the circumstances. Packed with fascinating case studies and drawing on cutting-edge research, this book will change the way you think about what you say, and how you say it. Praise for The Power of Habit: 'Few books become essential manuals for business and living. The Power of Habit is an exception.' Financial Times 'You'll never look at yourself, your organisation, or your world in quite the same way.' Daniel Pink 'A first-rate book - based on an impressive mass of research.' Economist 'Absolutely fascinating.' WIRED ©2024 Charles Duhigg (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Charles Duhigg (Author), Charles Duhigg, TBD (Narrator)

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Die Macht der Gewohnheit. Warum wir tun, was wir tun

Der New York Times Bestseller. Ausgezeichnet als «Bestes Buch des Jahres» von Wall Street Journal. Seit kurzem versuchen Hirnforscher, Verhaltenspsychologen und Soziologen gemeinsam neue Antworten auf eine uralte Frage zu finden: Warum tun wir eigentlich, was wir tun? Was genau prägt unsere Gewohnheiten? In diesem Hörbuch erzählt Charles Duhigg anhand zahlreicher Beispiele aus der Forschung wie dem Alltag von der Macht der Routine und kommt dem Mechanismus, aber auch den dunklen Seiten der Gewohnheit auf die Spur. Unter anderem erklärt der Autor: - warum einige Menschen es schaffen, über Nacht mit dem Rauchen aufzuhören (und andere nicht); - weshalb das Geheimnis sportlicher Höchstleistung in antrainierten Automatismen liegt; - wie sich die Anonymen Alkoholiker die Macht der Gewohnheit zunutze machen; - wie Konzerne Millionen ausgeben, um unsere Angewohnheiten für ihre Zwecke zu manipulieren. Am Ende wird eines klar: Die Macht von Gewohnheiten prägt unser Leben weit mehr, als wir es ahnen. Charles Duhigg arbeitet als Wirtschaftsredakteur und investigativer Journalist für die New York Times und das New York Times Magazine. Er hat zahlreiche Auszeichnungen erhalten und war 2009 Finalist für den Pulitzer-Preis. Charles Duhigg lebt mit seiner Frau und dem gemeinsamen Sohn in Brooklyn. Im englischen Original erschien unter dem Titel 'The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business”

Charles Duhigg (Author), Matthias Ernst Holzmann (Narrator)

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El poder de los hábitos: Por qué hacemos lo que hacemos en la vida y en el trabajo

El best seller que permaneció tres años seguidos en la lista de más vendidos de The New York Times. En El poder de los hábitos, el premiado periodista Charles Duhigg nos lleva al límite de los descubrimientos científicos que explican por qué existen los hábitos, cómo nos condicionan y cómo cambiarlos. Combinando información exhaustiva con descripciones fascinantes, Duhigg presenta una manera completamente nueva de entender la naturaleza humana y su potencial. En esencia, El poder de los hábitos contiene un mensaje estimulante: la clave para hacer ejercicio con regularidad, perder peso, ser más productivo y conseguir el éxito consiste en entender el modo en que funcionan los hábitos. Como demuestra Duhigg, si somos capaces de sacar partido a este nuevo método, conseguiremos transformar nuestra vida laboral, social y personal. La crítica ha dicho... «Hay pocos libros que se conviertan en manuales esenciales de vida. Este es uno de ellos.» Financial Times «Un libro de primer nivel. Ofrece perfecto equilibrio entre seriedad intelectual y consejo práctico para romper con nuestros malos hábitos.» The Economist

Charles Duhigg (Author), Alejandro Ivarias (Narrator)

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Más agudo, más rápido y mejor: Los secretos para ser más productivo en la vida y en el trabajo

En Más agudo, más rápido y mejor, el periodista ganador del premio Pulitzer Charles Duhigg nos desvela los avances de la ciencia de la productividad de forma clara y práctica, y nos explica por qué es más importante controlar cómo pensamos que el propio contenido de nuestras reflexiones. A partir de ocho conceptos clave que van desde la motivación y el establecimiento de objetivos hasta la toma de decisiones, Charles Duhigg nos enseña en Más agudo, más rápido y mejor por qué algunas personas y empresas consiguen ser más productivas que otras, y cómo deberíamos actuar para mejorar y conseguir nuestros objetivos con menos estrés y esfuerzo. En definitiva, ser más agudos, más rápidos y mejores en todo lo que hacemos. Fundamentado en los últimos descubrimientos en neurociencia, psicología y psicoeconomía, así como en las experiencias vividas por profesionales de diversos ámbitos como agentes del FBI, pilotos comerciales, directores generales, y altos mandos del ejército, este libro constituye la herramienta perfecta para que nuestra vida laboral y personal sea mucho más fructífera y agradable. «La productividad tiene que ver sobre todo con elegir ciertas opciones de ciertas maneras. El modo en que decidimos vernos a nosotros mismos y encuadrar las decisiones cotidianas, las historias que nos contamos y los objetivos fáciles que ignoramos, el sentimiento de comunidad que inculcamos en nuestros compañeros de equipo y la cultura creativa que establecemos como líderes, todo esto es lo que diferencia a las personas simplemente ocupadas de las realmente productivas.» Charles Duhigg Reseñas: «Una lectura imprescindible para todos los que deseen ser más productivos (y de forma más creativa).» Jim Collins, autor de Empresas que sobresalen «Charles Duhigg es un buen narrador que posee una singular habilidad para combinar ciencia social, reportajes detallados y anécdotas muy entretenidas.» The Economist «Más agudo, más rápido y mejor ofrece grandes lecciones. Duhigg es un excelente narrador y un maestro cuyas palabras atrapan al lector.» The Financial Times

Charles Duhigg (Author), Raúl Arrieta (Narrator)

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Deal With Everything

Wouldn't it be great to be able to release the negative feelings that come up after someone upsets you? Or after you do something stupid and start all that inner dialogue? You shouldn't have to walk around for days or weeks carrying around the emotions you don't want. Learning to purge the unwanted emotions in the moment might make for an entirely different type of life altogether. When someone puts you down by criticizing or making you feel bad, is their criticism accurate? Do you believe it to the point where you can't let it go? When you get into alignment with yourself morally, ethically, and sometimes even legally, you feel good knowing you are doing the best you can. And when someone tries to come along and knock you down, your solid foundation will keep you up, or at least help you get on your feet faster. Dysfunctions typically don't serve us, they usually get in the way. People pleasing, super perfectionism and responsibility, allowing personal boundaries to be crossed, and so many more behaviors can be obstacles to fulfillment and joy. Some people go their entire lives without being able to get rid of their dysfunctions. So perhaps it's time to utilize them to your advantage and stop chasing the dream of 'normal'. How do you enable the bad behavior of other people? What actions are you taking that are causing certain people in your life to show up in a way that is toxic or unhealthy? It's very difficult to end codependent relationships, especially when you don't even realize you're in one. This is an important topic if you just can't seem to shake the unhealthy behavior of those close to you.

Charles Duhigg (Author), Adam Gill (Narrator)

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Power Of Power: Manage Your Power To Make You More Powerful

Making decisions that are right for you involve some scary moments. Some of them are giant leaps of faith with no view of the landing. When you make these leaps, you reach a new level inside you that shows others that you care about yourself enough to take risks for your own empowerment. This is an important if you find yourself in a rut of negativity. One way you can experience inner conflict is when you feel undecided in what to do next. Sometimes we can feel split: A part of us wants to do one thing while another part of us wants to do another. What if those two parts of our mind could work things out? You can lose your confidence, energy, and mental and emotional strength when you allow certain unhealthy elements into your life. In this AudioBook, I'll share the important principles that, when practiced, allow you to keep your power and be more fulfilled overall.

Charles Duhigg (Author), Charles Duhigg (Narrator)

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Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of The Power of Habit comes a fascinating book that explores the science of productivity, and why managing how you think is more important than what you think with an appendix of real-world lessons to apply to your life. At the core of Smarter Faster Better are eight key productivity concepts from motivation and goal setting to focus and decision making that explain why some people and companies get so much done. Drawing on the latest findings in neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral economics as well as the experiences of CEOs, educational reformers, four-star generals, FBI agents, airplane pilots, and Broadway songwriters this painstakingly researched book explains that the most productive people, companies, and organizations don't merely act differently. They view the world, and their choices, in profoundly different ways.A young woman drops out of a PhD program and starts playing poker. By training herself to envision contradictory futures, she learns to anticipate her opponents' missteps and becomes one of the most successful players in the world. A group of data scientists at Google embark on a four-year study of how the best teams function, and find that how a group interacts is more important than who is in the group a principle, it turns out, that also helps explain why Saturday Night Live became a hit. A Marine Corps general, faced with low morale among recruits, reimagines boot camp and discovers that instilling a bias toward action can turn even the most directionless teenagers into self-motivating achievers. The filmmakers behind Disney's Frozen are nearly out of time and on the brink of catastrophe until they shake up their team in just the right way, spurring a creative breakthrough that leads to one of the highest-grossing movies of all time. What do these people have in common? They know that productivity relies on making certain choices. The way we frame our daily decisions; the big ambitions we embrace and the easy goals we ignore; the cultures we establish as leaders to drive innovation; the way we interact with data: These are the things that separate the merely busy from the genuinely productive.In The Power of Habit, Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist Charles Duhigg explained why we do what we do. In Smarter Faster Better, he applies the same relentless curiosity, deep reporting, and rich storytelling to explain how we can improve at the things we do. It's a groundbreaking exploration of the science of productivity, one that can help anyone learn to succeed with less stress and struggle, and to get more done without sacrificing what we care about most to become smarter, faster, and better at everything we do.Praise for Smarter Faster Better A pleasure to read . . . Duhigg's skill as a storyteller makes his book so engaging to read. The New York Times Book Review Not only will Smarter Faster Better make you more efficient if you heed its tips, it will also save you the effort of reading many productivity books dedicated to the ideas inside. Bloomberg BusinessweekDuhigg pairs relatable anecdotes with the research behind why some people and businesses are not as efficient as others. Chicago Tribune The book covers a lot of ground through meticulous reporting and deft analysis, presenting a wide range of case studies . . . with insights that apply to the rest of us. The Wall Street Journal

Charles Duhigg (Author), Mike Chamberlain (Narrator)

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Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive

In the international bestseller The Power of Habit, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Duhigg explained why we do what we do. In Smarter Faster Better, he applies the same relentless curiosity, rigorous reporting and rich storytelling to explain how we can get better at the things we do. The result is a groundbreaking exploration of the science of productivity. A group of data scientists at Google embark on a four-year study of how the best teams function, and find that how a group interacts is much more important than who is in the group. A Marine Corps general, faced with low morale among recruits, reimagines boot camp - and discovers that instilling a 'bias toward action' can turn even the most directionless teenagers into self-motivating achievers. The filmmakers behind Disney's Frozen are on the brink of catastrophe - until they shake up their team in just the right way, spurring a creative breakthrough that leads to one of the highest-grossing movies of all time. What do these people have in common? They know that productivity relies on making certain choices. The way we frame our daily decisions; the big ambitions we embrace and the easy goals we ignore; the cultures we establish as leaders to drive innovation: these are the things that separate the merely busy from the genuinely productive. At the core of Smarter Faster Better are eight key concepts - from motivation and goal-setting to focus and decision-making - that explain why some people and companies get so much done. Drawing on the latest findings in neuroscience, psychology and behavioural economics - as well as the experiences of CEOs, educational reformers, four-star generals, airplane pilots and Broadway songwriters - this painstakingly researched book explains that the most productive people, companies and organizations don't merely act differently. They view the world, and their choices, in profoundly different ways.

Charles Duhigg (Author), Mike Chamberlain (Narrator)

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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change

In The Power of Habit, award-winning New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. With penetrating intelligence and an ability to distill vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives, Duhigg brings to life a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential for transformation. Along the way we learn why some people and companies struggle to change, despite years of trying, while others seem to remake themselves overnight. We visit laboratories where neuroscientists explore how habits work and where, exactly, they reside in our brains. We discover how the right habits were crucial to the success of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and civil-rights hero Martin Luther King, Jr. We go inside Procter & Gamble, Target superstores, Rick Warren's Saddleback Church, NFL locker rooms, and the nation's largest hospitals and see how implementing so-called keystone habits can earn billions and mean the difference between failure and success, life and death. At its core, The Power of Habit contains an exhilarating argument: The key to exercising regularly, losing weight, raising exceptional children, becoming more productive, building revolutionary companies and social movements, and achieving success is understanding how habits work. Habits aren't destiny. As Charles Duhigg shows, by harnessing this new science, we can transform our businesses, our communities, and our lives.

Charles Duhigg (Author), Mike Chamberlain (Narrator)

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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Wall Street Journal Financial TimesNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, run a marathon, and been promoted at work. The patterns inside her brain, neurologists discover, have fundamentally changed.Marketers at Procter & Gamble study videos of people making their beds. They are desperately trying to figure out how to sell a new product called Febreze, on track to be one of the biggest flops in company history. Suddenly, one of them detects a nearly imperceptible pattern and with a slight shift in advertising, Febreze goes on to earn a billion dollars a year.An untested CEO takes over one of the largest companies in America. His first order of business is attacking a single pattern among his employees how they approach worker safety and soon the firm, Alcoa, becomes the top performer in the Dow Jones.What do all these people have in common? They achieved success by focusing on the patterns that shape every aspect of our lives.They succeeded by transforming habits.In The Power of Habit, award-winning New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. With penetrating intelligence and an ability to distill vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives, Duhigg brings to life a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential for transformation.Along the way we learn why some people and companies struggle to change, despite years of trying, while others seem to remake themselves overnight. We visit laboratories where neuroscientists explore how habits work and where, exactly, they reside in our brains. We discover how the right habits were crucial to the success of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and civil-rights hero Martin Luther King, Jr. We go inside Procter & Gamble, Target superstores, Rick Warren's Saddleback Church, NFL locker rooms, and the nation's largest hospitals and see how implementing so-called keystone habits can earn billions and mean the difference between failure and success, life and death.At its core, The Power of Habit contains an exhilarating argument: The key to exercising regularly, losing weight, raising exceptional children, becoming more productive, building revolutionary companies and social movements, and achieving success is understanding how habits work.Habits aren't destiny. As Charles Duhigg shows, by harnessing this new science, we can transform our businesses, our communities, and our lives.Praise for The Power of Habit Sharp, provocative, and useful. Jim Collins Few [books] become essential manuals for business and living. The Power of Habit is an exception. Charles Duhigg not only explains how habits are formed but how to kick bad ones and hang on to the good. Financial Times A flat-out great read. David Allen, bestselling author of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity You'll never look at yourself, your organization, or your world quite the same way. Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author of Drive and A Whole New Mind Entertaining . . . enjoyable . . . fascinating . . . a serious look at the science of habit formation and change. The New York Times Book Review

Charles Duhigg (Author), Mike Chamberlain (Narrator)

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