During this past year, I read “The Power of Habit,” a marvelous book by Charles Duhigg. Boiling it down, he says you can create habits to achieve goals, almost regardless of the purpose. Create the habit, adhere to it, and you have a greater chance of achieving your goal. The book resonated with me because it seemed like a simple way to improve and become more efficient without immersing myself in a great deal of complexity.
Last month, I listened to all nine CDs of his other book, “The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business.” That’s for me. I read his “Habit” book, he’s a fine writer, and thought, “Let’s go for it.” I finished the last CD a few hours before I started this column, and the ending was a thunderclap.