Person
Charles Duhigg
Author, The Power of Habit
Author of The Power of Habit, the book behind the Cue-Routine-Reward habit loop framework and the "keystone habit" concept discussed in this episode. Didn't join the podcast directly but shared insights over email that Phill Agnew drew on for the episode.
Returns as a full interview guest in Episode 198, promoting his newer book Super Communicators. Explains the Matching Principle (Conversation-Type Alignment) — that every conversation is practical, emotional, or social, and connection requires recognizing and matching the type in play — and its three practical skills: asking deep rather than shallow questions (see Harvard Speed-Dating Deep-Question Study, Adai Prostate-Surgery Deep-Question Case), mutual turn-taking self-disclosure (see Fast Friends 36-Questions Procedure), and "looping for understanding" to prove active listening.
Discussed in
- Episode 17 — 17- How marketers alter our behavior
- Episode 198 — 198-can-charles-duhigg-make-me-popular
Related
- Habit Loop (Cue-Routine-Reward)
- Keystone Habit
- The Power of Habit
- Febreze Reward Reframing
- Alcoa Keystone Habit Safety Campaign
- Super Communicators
- Matching Principle (Conversation-Type Alignment)
- Harvard Speed-Dating Deep-Question Study
- Adai Prostate-Surgery Deep-Question Case
- Fast Friends 36-Questions Procedure