Read by Matthias Ernst Holzmann

The New York Times bestseller. Named Best Book of the Year by the Wall Street Journal. Recently, brain researchers, behavioral psychologists and sociologists have been trying to find new answers to an age-old question: Why do we actually do what we do? What exactly shapes our habits? In this audio book, Charles Duhigg uses numerous examples from research and everyday life to tell about the power of routine and track down the mechanism, but also the dark sides of habit. Among other things, the author explains: - why some people manage to quit smoking overnight (and others fail); - why the secret of top athletic performance lies in trained automatisms; - how Alcoholics Anonymous harnesses the power of habit; - how corporations spend millions manipulating our habits for their own ends. In the end, one thing becomes clear: the power of habits shapes our lives far more than we suspect. Charles Duhigg is a business editor and investigative journalist for the New York Times and the New York Times Magazine. He has received numerous awards and was a 2009 Pulitzer Prize finalist. Charles Duhigg lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son. The English original was published under the title "The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business"

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