"With a new afterword by the author"--Cover.

Originally published: New York : Random House, c2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue : the habit cure -- pt. 1. The Habits of Individuals. The habit loop -- The craving brain -- The golden rule of habit change -- pt. 2. The Habits of Successful Organizations. Keystone habits, or the ballad of Paul O'Neill -- Starbucks and the habit of success -- The power of a crisis how leaders create habits through accident and design -- How Target knows what you want before you do -- pt. 3. The Habits of Societies. Saddleback Church and the Montgomery bus boycott -- The neurology of free will -- Afterword : some things learned about weight loss, smoking, procrastination, and teaching.

Identifies the neurological processes behind behaviors, explaining how self-control and success are largely driven by habits and providing guidelines for achieving personal goals and overall well-being by adjusting specific habits.