Charles Duhigg Explained

Charles Duhigg
Birth Place:New Mexico, U.S.
Relations:Katy Duhigg (sister)
Known For:Writing, Journalism
Occupation:Journalist, Author
Education:Yale University (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)
Employer:The New York Times

Charles Duhigg (born 1974) is an American journalist and non-fiction author. He was a reporter for The New York Times. He currently writes for The New Yorker Magazine and is the author of three books on habits and productivity, titled , Smarter Faster Better and Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection. In 2013, Duhigg was the recipient, as part of a team of New York Times reporters, of the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for a series of ten articles on the business practices of Apple and other technology companies.

Early life and education

Charles Duhigg was born in 1974 in New Mexico. He graduated from Yale University and earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.[1]

Career

Duhigg is a former Los Angeles Times staff writer. Between 2006 and 2017, he was a reporter at The New York Times.[2] He currently writes for The New Yorker Magazine and other publications.

Duhigg led a team of New York Times reporters who won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for a series of 10 articles about the business practices of Apple and other technology companies.[3] [4] Duhigg wrote or co-wrote the series Toxic Waters,[5] Golden Opportunities,[6] and was part of the team that wrote The Reckoning.[7]

Duhigg's book about the science of habit formation, titled The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business,[8] was published by Random House on February 28, 2012. An extract was published in The New York Times entitled "How Companies Learn Your Secrets."[9] The Power of Habit has spent over three years on The New York Timess bestseller lists.

He is also the author of Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business,[10] which was released on March 8, 2016. It became a New York Times Best Seller on March 27, 2016.[11]

In 2024, Duhigg published his third book, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection.[12]

Personal life

Duhigg resides in Santa Cruz, California.[13] His sister, Katy Duhigg, is an attorney and politician who is a member of the New Mexico Senate.[14]

Awards

Books

Articles

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Alumni Magazine . Harvard Business School . Charles Duhigg (MBA ’03) .
  2. News: Charles Duhigg. The New York Times . 2012-02-22 .
  3. Web site: The 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners - Explanatory Reporting. Pulitzer.org. 15 April 2013.
  4. News: 2013 Journalism Pulitzer Winners . 15 April 2013 . New York Times . 15 April 2013 .
  5. News: Toxic Waters - Series . The New York Times . Charles . Duhigg.
  6. News: Golden Opportunities - Series . The New York Times . Charles . Duhigg.
  7. News: The Reckoning - Series . The New York Times . Peter S. . Goodman . Gretchen . Morgenson.
  8. Book: 978-1-4000-6928-6 . The Power of Habit: Why We do What We do in Life and Business . Duhigg . Charles . 28 February 2012 . National Geographic Books .
  9. News: How Companies Learn Your Secrets . The New York Times . Charles . Duhigg . February 16, 2012.
  10. Book: 978-0812993394. Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business. Duhigg. Charles. 2016. Random House Publishing .
  11. News: Bestseller List . The New York Times . March 27, 2016.
  12. Web site: Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg — talking the talk if not walking the walk. Financial Times. April 20, 2024.
  13. News: B'klyn Writer Wins Award For Series on Senior Citizens . . June 4, 2008 . May 4, 2010 .
  14. Web site: Duhigg. Committee To Elect Katy. About Katy. 2020-11-07. Committee To Elect Katy Duhigg. en-US.
  15. News: Slain California editor posthumously honoured with George Polk Award . . February 19, 2008 . May 4, 2010 . Chennai, India.
  16. News: Honors . . March 13, 2008 . May 4, 2010 . fee required . October 26, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026141448/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/1444802981.html?dids=1444802981:1444802981&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+13,+2008&author=Anonymous&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=HONORS&pqatl=google . dead .
  17. Web site: 2008 Gerald Loeb Award Winners Announced by UCLA Anderson School of Management . October 28, 2011 . . February 1, 2019.
  18. News: Scripps Howard Foundation Announces National Journalism Awards Winners . . March 12, 2010 . May 4, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100501010707/http://www.scripps.com/foundation/news/releases/10march12.html . 2010-05-01 . dead .
  19. News: Complete List of Investigative Reporters and Editors Winners and Finalists . . March 29, 2010 . May 4, 2010 .
  20. Web site: Loeb Winners . June 29, 2009 . . February 1, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190202154558/http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/media-relations/2009/loeb-winners . February 2, 2019 . dead .
  21. News: 2010 Communication Awards . October 14, 2010 . November 1, 2010 .
  22. News: Winners: SEJ 9th Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment . October 17, 2010 . November 1, 2010 . March 3, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180303162351/http://www.sej.org/initiatives/winners-sej-9th-annual-awards . dead .
  23. News: SABEW Names Winners in the Best in Business Contest . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104013950/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-162325640.html . dead . November 4, 2012 . Wireless News . March 26, 2009 . May 4, 2010 . subscription .
  24. News: New York Times Wins Big at Deadline Club Awards Dinner . November 1, 2010 .
  25. News: Past Winners of the Oakes Award . Columbia Journalism School . February 22, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120116194740/http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/page/193-past-winners-of-the-oakes-award/194 . January 16, 2012 .
  26. Web site: The 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners - Explanatory Reporting. Pulitzer.org. 15 April 2013.
  27. News: 2013 Journalism Pulitzer Winners . 15 April 2013 . New York Times . 15 April 2013 .
  28. https://www.npr.org/2012/02/27/147296743/how-you-can-harness-the-power-of-habit "How You Can Harness 'The Power Of Habit'"
  29. News: How Companies Learn Your Secrets . The New York Times . Charles . Duhigg . February 16, 2012.
  30. USA Today March 2, 2012 page B1 "Even the signs have eyes these days"