{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Book","@id":"https://readstacks.com/books/the-power-of-habit-why-we-do-what-we-do-in-life-and-business-charles-duhigg/","url":"https://readstacks.com/books/the-power-of-habit-why-we-do-what-we-do-in-life-and-business-charles-duhigg/","name":"The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business Charles Duhigg","shortTitle":"The Power of Habit","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Charles Duhigg"},"isbn":"9780812981605","numberOfPages":13,"wordCount":5007,"timeRequired":"PT20M","datePublished":"2025-12-18T22:51:46Z","dateModified":"2025-12-18T22:51:46Z","publisher":{"@id":"https://readstacks.com/#organization","@type":"Organization","name":"Read Stacks"},"workExample":[{"@type":"Chapter","@id":"https://readstacks.com/books/the-power-of-habit-why-we-do-what-we-do-in-life-and-business-charles-duhigg/prologue-the-habit-cure/","url":"https://readstacks.com/books/the-power-of-habit-why-we-do-what-we-do-in-life-and-business-charles-duhigg/prologue-the-habit-cure/","name":"The Habit Cure","wordCount":440,"timeRequired":"PT2M","abstract":"A sudden change looks like willpower, but it often starts as a pattern. 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