According to a British journalist, Paul Johnson, ''In the absence of willpower a complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless'' (brainy quotes). Willpower is an important matter in life. The Power of Habit book, by an American author Charles Duhigg, has keystone habits that are the source of solutions to many problems, including habit change and willpower. People succeed by transforming habits to achieve them, they have to focus on the pattern that shapes their lives. I agree with Charles Dhuhigg's Idea of habits and keystone habits from his book The Power of Habit that creating keystone habits can help businesses and individuals solve major problems Paul O'Neill was hired as a CEO of a company that produces aluminum named
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spends a lot of money on classes to teach new employees how to be self-disciplined or have a better willpower. Charles Duhigg, the author of The Power of Habit book Introduced Travis. Travis grew up in a very hard living situation with his parents addicted to drugs and overdosing. Travis dropped out of high school when he was 16 years old when he said, ''Everything was hard. It was easier to quit and go somewhere else instead” (129). He couldn't hold a job at various locations due to the past. He easily got pissed off by costumes and was angry at them if they complained. For example; when a customer is rude to him, he would lose control and snap at the customer saying in page (129) ''Get out of my drive through''. Not until a regular customer offered him a job at Starbucks that he took, he started changing his behavior. It wasn't just a regular company that he would work at and quit or gets fired, It was a company that he had to spend 50+ hours in class just to learn the one most important point ''willpower''. As Duhigg says, on page (131) “Willpower is the single most important keystone for individual success''. The best way to strengthen willpower is to make a habit. Finally, Travis learned the self-discipline in the company and he became a manager there. He started to teach new employees the new
spends a lot of money on classes to teach new employees how to be self-disciplined or have a better willpower. Charles Duhigg, the author of The Power of Habit book Introduced Travis. Travis grew up in a very hard living situation with his parents addicted to drugs and overdosing. Travis dropped out of high school when he was 16 years old when he said, ''Everything was hard. It was easier to quit and go somewhere else instead” (129). He couldn't hold a job at various locations due to the past. He easily got pissed off by costumes and was angry at them if they complained. For example; when a customer is rude to him, he would lose control and snap at the customer saying in page (129) ''Get out of my drive through''. Not until a regular customer offered him a job at Starbucks that he took, he started changing his behavior. It wasn't just a regular company that he would work at and quit or gets fired, It was a company that he had to spend 50+ hours in class just to learn the one most important point ''willpower''. As Duhigg says, on page (131) “Willpower is the single most important keystone for individual success''. The best way to strengthen willpower is to make a habit. Finally, Travis learned the self-discipline in the company and he became a manager there. He started to teach new employees the new