For Aristotle, habits reigned supreme. The behaviors that occur unthinkingly are the evidence of our truest selves. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes aristotle behavior evidence
When people have a willpower failure, it's because they haven't anticipated a situation that's going to come along. Charles Duhigg anticipatefailurepeople Change image and share on social
There is a woman named Wendy Wood, who did a study when she was at Duke, and she followed around college students to try to figure out how much of their day was decision-making versus how much was habit. And what she found was that about 45 percent of all the behaviors that someone did in a day was habit. Charles Duhigg behaviorcollegeday share on social
As homeowners see the value of their homes decline, they become more likely to delay purchases of the big items - like automobiles, electronics and home appliances - that are ballasts of the American economy. When those purchases decline, large manufacturing firms, suddenly short on funds, could begin laying off employees. Charles Duhigg americanapplianceautomobile share on social
That metre itself forms an essential part of all true poetry is a principle which not even the assertions of an Aristotle or the pronouncements of a Plato can disestablish. H. P. Lovecraft aristotleassertiondisestablish Change image and share on social
Every time you log in to Facebook, every time you click on your News Feed, every time you Like a photo, every time you send anything via Messenger, you add another data point to the galaxy they already have regarding you and your behavior. Jon Evans addbehaviorclick share on social
But with each passing year and each new study, the evidence for the genetic contribution to individual and group differences becomes more firmly established than ever. J. Philippe Rushton contributiondifferenceestablish Change image and share on social