Charles Duhigg
@cduhigg
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Journalist @NewYorker & NYT Bestselling author of The Power of Habit and Supercommunicators. Over 15M+ readers. Check out Supercommunicators 👇
Joined February 2009
Supercommunicators just spent its 22nd week on the New York Times bestseller list, so I want to share 10 🚫shallow questions vs. 🤝deep questions to help you become a supercommunicator at work:. A thread 🧵.
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For the last month, I’ve been trying to figure out why New York and Seattle fared so different in the pandemic. The result came out today in @NewYorker:.
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For the past six months, I’ve been trying to figure out why the tech industry – and in particular crypto – have been pouring so much money into political races. The answer is bigger, and much more wide-ranging, than we think, and it appears in the New Yorker today.
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People won’t stop staring at their phones, so a Dutch town put traffic lights on the ground
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The Netflix Hit “RRR” Is a Political Screed, an Action Bonanza, and an Exhilarating Musical
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For the last 6 months, I’ve been embedded in OpenAI and Microsoft, studying how they build AI. Then Sam Altman was fired, sparking a five-day crisis that some insiders started calling the “Turkey-Shoot Clusterfuck.” I had a front row seat. 🧵.
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You can see the impact of Silicon Valley’s power in the Senate race in California, where Katie Porter’s campaign was blown up – almost overnight – when a SuperPAC named Fairshake decided to spent $10 million attacking her.
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As the story explains, this is:. “the culmination of a strategy that had begun more than a decade earlier to turn Silicon Valley into the most powerful political operation in the nation. … It is likely that in the coming decades these efforts will affect everything from
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Fairshake, which was backed by three major crypto investors/companies, didn’t really care about Porter, rather:. “the person familiar with Fairshake said, the goal of the attack campaign was to terrify other politicians … to draw attention to Silicon Valley’s financial might—and
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One reason: Seattle followed the communications advice of the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a division of the CDC.
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The end product is that:. "Now that the tech industry has quietly become one of the most powerful lobbying forces in American politics, it is wielding that power as previous corporate special interests have: to bully, cajole, and remake the nation as it sees fit."
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Seattle, on the other hand, moved fast and put communications in scientists’ hands – making public health official Dr. Jeff Duchin into an unlikely celebrity.
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It got so bad that some of de Blasio’s health officials said they would resign if the mayor didn’t order social distancing more quickly and start giving better advice.
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and then helped Coinbase set up Fairshake, which has quietly become one of the largest SuperPACs – on par with oil and gas, pharma and labor.
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And, I should add, this work is due to all my wonderful colleagues @NewYorker, including Alex Brady, Jane Bua and the great Daniel Zalewski.
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And it worked. Candidates around the country have begun supporting crypto initiatives. In fact. “In May, two months after Porter’s defenestration, a pro-crypto bill came up for a vote in the House. In previous years, similar bills had languished … The new bill sailed through the.
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And now he’s at OpenAI, where the battle over how artificial intelligence is regulated is about to become very political.
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At the core of this effort is a handful of political consultants who have transformed Silicon Valley. Foremost among them is Chris Lehane, who worked in the Clinton White House before going to Airbnb, where he taught the company to woo and bully politicians.
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Whereas in New York, politicians led communications – and often dispensed bad advice.
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Seattle was the first epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak. But by mid-April, New Yorkers were dying at six times the rate of Washington State residents.
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I am really looking forward to getting back to precedented times.
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I have not heard details from Columbia Journalism School providing their perspective - but I can say this: every interaction I've had with @sewellchan was courteous, professional, and committed to the ethics of journalism (even when those ethics require tough conversations.).
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Even as it was clear the pandemic was moving through New York, mayor Bill de Blasio and governor Andrew Cuomo kept fighting with each other.
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Eventually, New York instituted social distancing rules as strict as Seattle’s. But because New York moved slower and communications were more muddled, it took longer to impact how New Yorkers behaved.
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My existence is justified:.
Room Rater Update. Not a great room-we’re anti fish art-but credit where due to @cduhigg for straightening the frames. 6/10
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And de Blasio kept repeating suggestions that health officials had told him were wrong.
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My new book "Smarter Faster Better" is now available! Jumpstart your productivity today!
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1/ Why are so many people so angry? And what can we do about it? I spent much of the last year reporting a story for @theatlantic on who is to blame for all of the fury coursing through our politics and our personal lives.
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The @NewYorker just published my latest story: Regulators hopes to rein in @amazon, and the company is preparing to fight back. The story is at
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Over the past year, I’ve been trying to answer the question: Who is responsible for the WeWork catastrophe? Why didn’t the board or venture capitalists stop C.E.O. Adam Neumann from wasting billions of dollars and almost destroying the company?.
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Neuroscientist Sam Harris Selects 12 Books Every Intelligent Person Should Read http://t.co/kHgWxp3TTj from @brainpickings.
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@briantylercohen This is a beautiful defense of trans rights, and example of a father's love, which are, and should be, synonymous.
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Today's @politico article about Hope Hicks and @realDonaldTrump's messaging during coronavirus offers an interesting contrast with the @BarackObama administration.
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Thank you to everyone who has supported my new book - I can't tell you how much I appreciate it.
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My new favorite 1 star review of the trolley that runs over people:.
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You should absolutely read this @JaneMayerNYer piece about Mitch McConnell in the @NewYorker. It is amazing and insane:.
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Just in case you haven't heard about it until now (tho, you should have, because, like, 30 people have already recommended it to me), you should read this beautiful article by @nxthompson about running, his father and life:.
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Best tweet of the day:.
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Congrats to @brianstelter! Everyone should order this book!.
Publication day tweet! My book "HOAX: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth" is out today. And I have some news-about-the-news.
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This is what tech looks like when it's run by responsible people! Refreshing to see it happen.
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Click to read my brand-new annotations of POH, and check out my baby face.
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The daily content you choose to consume shapes your thoughts and behaviors; make it a habit to consume content that supports your growth.
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I'm always proud to be @nytimes, but when @MikeIsaac writes stuff like this, it's even easier.
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This piece by @lawrence_wright in this week's @NewYorker is amazing, devastating, and what we will read, a decade from now, to understand 2020.
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Two New Moms Return to Work — One in Seattle, One in Stockholm
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My new book on the science of communications - Supercommunicators - is out next week, and the Wall Street Journal was kind enough to excerpt it in the Weekend Journal:.
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And, most notably, Obama bent over backwards to compliment Republicans, because he didn’t want to politicize the pandemic (again, a CDC recommendation):
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Why do people who handwrite their notes remember twice as much as those that don’t? It’s because they are engaging with their materials!.
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This is not only an amazing ad, but amazing that New Zealand has a campaign about teaching children how to avoid confusing online porn and real life.
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Should Google Be Sued for Antitrust? My latest from the NYT Magazine: .
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The WSJ should be embarrassed for publishing this - and, as the husband of a PhD, let me just say: She's all doc to me. @MontereyFishLab
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Napping makes us Smarter Faster Better - getting ready for tonight at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco!
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This might be the best thing I've read all day.
TL;DR: guy takes his girlfriend to see Jordan Peterson speak, she immediately tells him she wants to see other people, he doesn't understand why.
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Rosanne Cash on How Science Saved Her Life, the Source of Every Artist’s Power, and Her… from @brainpickings
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Notice anything different between shallow questions and deep questions? Shallow questions ask about the facts of someone’s life and often lead to conversational dead-ends. Deep questions invite people to share their beliefs, values, and experiences, revealing more beyond the.
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@JayCarney @kenbensinger @ceodonovan @amazon @BernieSanders @JeffBezos @RMac18 It is completely fair to challenge reporters - but @kenbensinger and @ceodonovan are great reporters. Absolutely nothing they've written about @amazon or other companies suggests political advocacy. They tirelessly found documents and interviews 1/.
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What motivates people to complete difficult tasks? When they're delivered not as commands, but as choices.
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Whether we call it love, or friendship, or simply having a great conversation, achieving authentic, meaningful connection is the most important thing in life. Schedule a call with that friend you haven’t seen in a year.
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For reasons I don't understand, sometimes Amazon puts The Power of Habit on sale at a huge discount. So, if you feel like buying, now's the time!
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By the way, I’d love to hear and answer YOUR deep questions. Please post them below!.
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My latest NYT column: Why the Chase Sapphire Reserve is beating Amex in the Snob wars:
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🚫Shallow question: Where do you live?.🤝Deep question: What do you like about your neighborhood?.
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When I was writing my first book, I was so freaked out that it was going to fail - so totally scared of it all the time - that one night, I had to just imagine what it would feel like, pretend that it had totally failed, and let myself just be with it for a full night 1/2.
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@crampell @lizzieohreally Also the baby looks fab. Not as fab as your hair, but close. Also: I remember when we saw you on the street at that baby was still inside you! Crazy. And: Hi Catherine!.
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Thank you, jury members, for nudging the nation back to a path towards sanity.
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You know what's really good? The Queen's Gambit. And, like, literally every other show that was taped before this evening. Much better than live TV right now.
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🚫Shallow question: Where did you go to college?.🤝Deep question: What was the best part of college?.
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Simple math is why Elon Musk’s companies keep doing what others don’t even consider possible
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Compare that with Obama, who deliberately stayed away from the cameras during H1N1, at the advice of the CDC:
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One thing I like about The Witcher: If you leave the room, and come back 10 minutes later, it doesn't matter, because you had no idea what was going on before either.
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An excerpt from my book (How Google Tried to Build The Perfect Team) is at NYT!
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I hear there was a superb owl this evening. Great horned? Barn? Pray, due tell.
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Thanks for having me on @profgalloway! You are a great questioner - and congrats on the CNN gig!.
Great speaking to @cduhigg, bestselling author of "The Power of Habit," about productivity & new habits we've adopted during Covid. Also: How #SPACs work .🎧👉 #ProfGPod
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Thank you @jayshetty for having me on your podcast! That was AMAZING! (And hopefully someday I'll have hair as good as yours.).
This week on the podcast I sit down with @cduhigg to discuss hacking your brain to change your habits 🧠🤯 Full talk right here 👉
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@benedictevans Benedict - thanks for your tweet. I'm a fan of your newsletter. Although VC might have a specific and limited definition in your book - as a certain kind of professional - it has a pretty common use in the vernacular: People who invest in.
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18/ If you’re angry, and you don’t know how to stop being angry, you’re far from alone—but it doesn’t have to be this way.
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#Productivity is about more than just getting things done. It’s about accomplishing something w/o sacrificing everything you care about.
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@MikeIsaac just come! on an airplane! no life swapping needed. We're in playa guyones near nosara and we surf everyday and occasionally drink beer and I can do reporting from here. so, basically, im never coming back.
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🚫Shallow question: Do you have any vacations planned?.🤝Deep question: What’s your dream vacation destination and why?.
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