Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist and the author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better. A graduate of Harvard Business School and Yale College, he is a winner of the National Academies of Sciences, National Journalism, and George Polk awards. He writes for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, and other publications, and is the host of the podcast How To! with Charles Duhigg.
“A pleasure to read . . . [Charles] Duhigg’s skill as a storyteller
makes his book so engaging to read.”—The New York Times Book
Review
“Not only will Smarter Faster Better make you more efficient if you
heed its tips, it will also save you the effort of reading many
productivity books dedicated to the ideas inside.”—Bloomberg
Businessweek
“Duhigg pairs relatable anecdotes with the research behind why some
people and businesses are not as efficient as others. . . . He
takes readers from inside the cockpit of a crashing plane to the
writing room of Disney’s Frozen.”—Chicago Tribune
“The book covers a lot of ground through meticulous reporting and
deft analysis, presenting a wide range of case studies . . . with
insights that apply to the rest of us.”—The Wall Street Journal
“[Duhigg] looks at the numerous ways that people can become more
effective, whether in improving motivation, setting goals, making
decisions or thinking creatively . . . [He’s] an effective
storyteller with a knack for combining social science, fastidious
reporting and entertaining anecdotes.”—The Economist
“Engagingly written, solidly reported, thought-provoking and worth
a read.”—Associated Press
“Charles Duhigg is the master of the life hack.”—GQ
“A gifted storyteller, Duhigg . . . combines his reporting skills
with cutting-edge research in psychology and behavioural economics
to explain why some companies and people get so much done, while
some fail. Almost all books written in this genre are full of case
studies and stories, but Duhigg’s storytelling skills make this
book memorable and persuasive. Duhigg succeeds in challenging our
mindsets and existing thought processes. It is not just another
productivity book. It is about making sense of overwhelming data we
live with.”—The Financial Express
“There are valuable lessons in Smarter, Faster, Better. . . .
Duhigg is a terrific storyteller, and a master of the
cliffhanger.”—Financial Times
“As he did in The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg melds cutting-edge
science, deep reporting, and wide-ranging stories to give us a
fuller, more human way of thinking about how productivity actually
happens. He manages to reframe an entire cultural conversation:
Being productive isn’t only about the day-to-day and to-do lists.
It’s about seeing our lives as a series of choices, and learning
that we have power over how we think about the world.”—Susan Cain,
author of Quiet
“A brilliant distillation of the personal and organizational
behaviors that produce extraordinary results. Duhigg uses engaging
storytelling to highlight fascinating research and core principles
that we can all learn and use in our daily lives. A masterful
must-read for anyone who wants to get more (and more creative)
stuff done.”—David Allen, author of Getting Things Done
“Charles Duhigg has a gift for asking just the right question, and
then igniting the same curiosity in the rest of us. In Smarter
Faster Better he finds provocative answers to a riddle of our age:
how to become more productive (by two times, or even ten times) and
less busy, how to be more effective in the world and more in
control of our lives. Duhigg has rendered, yet again, a great
service with his sharp, lucid prose.”—Jim Collins, author of Good
to Great
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