by Charles Duhigg
Duhigg reveals the neurological loop behind every habit: cue, routine, reward. Understanding this cycle gives you the power to reshape behaviours at individual and organisational level.
In this collection, The Power of Habit references 5 other books and is cited by 14 other books.
It draws on Thinking, Fast and Slow, Influence and Emotional Intelligence.
It’s picked up by Hooked, Grit and Indistractable and 11 others.
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The Power of Habit is one of the most frequently cited books in the productivity and behavioural science space, with authors across disciplines building on Duhigg's cue-routine-reward loop as a foundational framework. James Clear explicitly extends the habit loop in Atomic Habits by adding a fourth step (craving), while Nir Eyal reverse-engineers it in Hooked to show how products deliberately create habitual behavior.
Leaders like Simon Sinek and Angela Duckworth draw on Duhigg's concept of keystone habits to explain how small behavioural changes cascade into larger transformations. Readers consistently praise the book for making neuroscience accessible and actionable, though some note that later authors like BJ Fogg have refined and challenged parts of the model.
The books Duhigg references and why each one mattered to the argument.
Duhigg references Kahneman on automatic vs deliberate systems.
Duhigg references Cialdini on social habits and peer pressure.
Duhigg discusses Goleman's EI on habits and emotional regulation.
Duhigg references flow on habitual routines producing engagement.
Duhigg connects to Dweck's growth mindset on changing habits.
The exact passages where other authors bring up “The Power of Habit” and what they take from it.
Eyal's Hook Model is built on Duhigg's habit loop research. Where Duhigg explains how habits form naturally, Eyal reverse-engineers the process to show how products can deliberately create habitual behaviour.
Duckworth explores how deliberate practice and persistent habits shape expertise. She draws on Duhigg's research into keystone habits to show how small behavioural changes cascade into transformative outcomes.
Cites Duhigg's habit loop model and reframes distraction as an impulse managed through habit design
Keller cites Duhigg on keystone habits creating domino effect.
Fogg differentiates Tiny Habits from Duhigg's habit loop.
Smarter Faster Better is Duhigg's sequel to The Power of Habit.
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