2. About the Book & the Author
Charles Duhigg is an
investigative reporter for The
New York Times. He is a
graduate from Harvard Business
School and Yale University.
Mr. Duhigg has received many
awards like National Academies
of Sciences, National Journalism
etc.
Author Jim Collins wrote about
this book : “ Powerful in elegant
simplicity… Sharp, provocative,
and useful” . The Economist :
“Just the right balance of
intellectual seriousness and
practical advice on how to break
our bad habits”
Wired : “Absolutely
Fascinating”
4. What is
Habit ?
Webster Dictionary defines Habit
as :
A settled tendency or usual manner
of behavior.
An acquired mode of behavior that
has become nearly or completely
involuntary.
29. TARGET Corporation,
2002
• More than 1147 stores across the America. Rivals likeAmazon.com, Best Buy etc.
• Millions of shoppers handed them terabytes of DATA of their purchases, over a decade.Via
Store cards, email, refund feedbacks, credit card details, cold calls etc.
• Target linked the purchase data to demographic profile of users, Guest ID.
• Problem :The DATA makes no sense Until someone makes sense out of the dump of this DATA.
• Statisticians were Hired.
• Target was aware of the fact that we change our Habits when we experience a major LIFE
EVENT. Divorce, Marriage, Breakup, HAVINGA BABY!!
30. Parents Habits are Flexible at this moment than at almost any point in their life.
New Parents Buy LOTS of Stuff.
Because they are exhausted and Sleep deprived they will end up buying
everything from the same store from where they are buying the baby products.
One survey conducted estimated that new parents spend over 6800$ before 1st
Birthday of child.
31. sin 𝛼 ± sin 𝛽 = 2 sin
1
2
𝛼 ± 𝛽 cos
1
2
𝛼 ∓ 𝛽
1 + 𝑥 𝑛 = 1 +
𝑛𝑥
1!
+
𝑛 𝑛 − 1 𝑥2
2!
+ ⋯
𝑥 + 𝑎 𝑛 =
𝑘=0
𝑛
𝑛
𝑘
𝑥 𝑘 𝑎 𝑛−𝑘
𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑎0 +
𝑛=1
∞
𝑎 𝑛 cos
𝑛𝜋𝑥
𝐿
+ 𝑏 𝑛 sin
𝑛𝜋𝑥
𝐿
Hit / Popularity Score = 872
Song : Come Away with me
HIT
Pregnancy Prediction Score
32. Song Name : HeyYAA !!!! By OutKast
Popularity score : 976 ( Maximum Ever )
Tune Out Factor :
1st Month : 26%
2nd Month : 16%
3rd Month : 5%
Won Grammy, Sold
5.5 Millions of
ALBUMS