- Editorial:
- ATRIA BOOKS
- Año de edición:
- 2024
- Materia:
- Autoayuda
- ISBN:
- 978-1-6680-5583-0
- Páginas:
- 272
THE RITUAL EFFECT
FROM HABIT TO RITUAL, HARNESS THE SURPRISING POWER OF EVERYDAY ACTIONS
MICHAEL NORTON
In the bestselling tradition of Charles Duhiggs The Power of Habit and Angela Duckworths Grit, a renowned social psychologist demonstrates how a subtle turning of habits into rituals can clear a little space for everyday magic (The Guardian) in our lives.
Our lives are filled with repetitive tasks meant to keep us on trackwhat we come to know as habits. Over time, these routines (like brushing your teeth or putting on your right sock first) tend to be performed automatically. But when were more mindful about these actionswhen we focus on the precise way they are performedthey can instead become rituals. Shifting from a habitual mindset to a ritual mindset can convert ordinary acts from black and white to technicolor.
Think about the way you savor a certain beverage, the care you take with a particular outfit that gets worn only on special occasions, the unique way that your family gathers around the table during holidays, or the secret language you enjoy with your significant other. To some, these behaviors may seem quirky, but because rituals matter so deeply to us on a personal level, they give our lives purpose and meaning. Drawing on a decade of original research, Norton shows that rituals play a role in healing communities experiencing a great loss, marking lifes major transitions, driving a stadium of sports fans to ecstasy, and helping us rise to challenges and realize opportunities.
Compelling, insightful, and practical, The Ritual Effect reminds us of the intention-filled acts that drive human behavior and create surprising satisfaction and enjoyment.
Michael Norton is the Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He has studied human behavior as it relates to love and inequality, time and money, and happiness and grief. He is the author of The Ritual Effect and the coauthorwith Elizabeth Dunnof Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending. In 2012, he was selected by Wired magazine as one of 50 People Who Will Change the World. His TEDx talk, How to Buy Happiness, has been viewed nearly 4.5 million times. He is a frequent contributor to such publications as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Scientific American, and has made numerous television, radio, and podcast appearances.
