#1 Habit Expert: Here's how you become dramatically better
4/16/20261 hr 1 min
Run your life like a $100M business. Get the system here: https://clickhubspot.com/cdew Episode 815: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Charles Duhigg ( https://x.com/cduhigg ) about how to transform your life through habits. — Show Notes: (0:00) the habit loop (5:26) you fall to the levels of your systems (11:06) replying to emails in your inbox (14:44) chosen bad habits (16:20) 1-line journaling (19:30) supercommunication (28:12) Trump's supercommunication skill (33:15) a case against authenticity (37:44) famous speeches (45:58) coldcalling 900 people (47:43) 60-second productivity masterclass (49:51) The best stuff Charles has read lately (53:13) financial freedom (56:17) bending the earth to your will — Links: • Charles Duhigg - https://charlesduhigg.com/ — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
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First 90 secondsSam Parr· Host0:00
All right, Charles, I wanna show you something. So in 2014, I wrote about how I lost weight, but previously I used your book a year before because I had a little bit of a drinking issue, and it was, frankly, it was kinda ruining my life and I read your book, and the idea of the habit loop changed my life, and that's why I'm so excited to talk to you.
Speaker 10:20
I feel like I can rule the world. I know I can be what I want to. Uh, I put my all in it like no days off. On the road less traveled, never looking back.
Sam Parr· Host0:29
Your book changed my life probably more than any book I've ever read, and I have read probably thousands of books. So I'll tell you the story. So basically, uh, yeah, I had, like, an issue with, with alcohol, and I read your book, and you, you can correct me if I'm wrong, but the way that I distinctly remember it is that a habit doesn't go away, you just have to change part of the routine and replace it.
Charles Duhigg· Guest0:50
That's exactly right.
Sam Parr· Host0:51
One of the ways that people continue being stuck on this treadmill, and this sounds very oversimplified, but it's true in my case, like, you start, like, craving carbohydrates the day after you drink. Like, you still crave ... 'cause I was drinking, like, 20 beers a day, and I still craved, like, the sugar, and so I actually just made a small habit. Every time I wanted to, uh, drink alcohol, a beer, I ate a pack of M&M's, and that, like, sugar replacement actually helped me, like, kick booze. Then I replaced that with non-alcoholic beer, and I got fat along the way, but I was like, "I'll get fat, and then I'll-" Right ... I'll, I'll kick that habit later."
Charles Duhigg· Guest1:26
I love this. I, it, l- because you're exactly right. So, so