Nationality USA Name Charles Duhigg Occupation journalist, author Role Reporter | Known for writing, journalism Website charlesduhigg.com | |
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Books The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Nonfiction Similar People Andrew Ross Sorkin, David Kocieniewski, Hiroko Tabuchi, John Markoff, David Segal Profiles |
Good life project charles duhigg power of habit
Charles Duhigg (born 1974) is an American journalist and non-fiction author. He is a reporter for The New York Times and the author of two books on habits and productivity.
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- Good life project charles duhigg power of habit
- How to create a habit with charles duhigg and ramit sethi
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Awards
- Books
- References

How to create a habit with charles duhigg and ramit sethi
Early life

Charles Duhigg was born in 1974 in New Mexico. He graduated from Yale University and earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Career

Duhigg is a former Los Angeles Times staff writer. Since 2006, he has been a reporter at The New York Times.
Duhigg was one of a team of New York Times reporters who won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for a series of 10 articles about the business practices of Apple and other technology companies. Duhigg wrote or co-wrote the series Toxic Waters, Golden Opportunities, and was part of the team that wrote The Reckoning.
Duhigg's book about the science of habit formation, titled The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, was published by Random House on February 28, 2012. An extract was published in New York Times entitled "How Companies Learn Your Secrets." The Power of Habit spent over 60 weeks on The New York Times's bestseller lists.
He is also the author of Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business, which was released on March 8, 2016. It became a New York Times Bestseller on March 27, 2016.
Personal life
Duhigg resides in Brooklyn, New York City.