
#24 in Business
The Power of Habit
- 408
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 31 weeks on the list, peaked at #2
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About the book
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business is a book by Charles Duhigg, a New York Times reporter, published in February 2012 by Random House. It explores the science behind habit creation and reformation. The book reached the best seller list for The New York Times, Amazon.com, and USA Today. It was long listed for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award in 2012.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 148 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 50% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Business average of 7.9. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 148 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Power of Habit?
It has 408 pages — longer than 80% of the ranked books in Business.
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