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Nonetheless , some names and personal characteristics of individuals or events have been changed in order to disguise identities. Any resulting resemblance to persons living or dead is entirely coincidental and unintentional.  \nAs of the time of initial publication , the URLs displayed in this book link or refer to existing websites on the Internet. Penguin Random House LLC isnot responsible for , and should not be deemed to endorse or recommend , any website other than its own or any content available on the Internet (including without limitation at any website , blog page , information page) that is not created by Penguin Random House.  \nCopyright © 2016 by Charles Duhigg  \nAll rights reserved.  \nPublished in the United States by Random House , an imprint and division  \nof Penguin Random House LLC , New York.  \nRANDOM HOUSE and the HOUSE colophon are registered trademarks of  \nPenguin Random House LLC.  \nExcerpts from early drafts of West Side Story housed at the New York Public Library appear courtesy of Estate of Arthur Laurents.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Duhigg , Charles , author.  \nTitle: Smarter faster better: the secrets of productivity in life and business  \n/ Charles Duhigg.  \nDescription: New York : Random House , [2016] | Includes bibliographical  \nreferences and index.  \nIdentifiers: LCCN 2015034214| ISBN 9780812993394 | ISBN  \n9780679645429 ( ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Mental efficiency. | Performance. | Motivation (Psychology) | Decision making. | Success. Classification: LCC BF431 . D8185 2016 | DDC 158̶dc23 LC record available at [https://lccn.loc.gov/2015034214](https://lccn.loc.gov/2015034214)  \neBook ISBN 9780679645429  \nIllustrations by Anton Ioukhnovets  \n[randomhousebooks.com](randomhousebooks.com)  \nBook design by Liz Cosgrove , adapted for eBook Cover design and illustration: Anton Ioukhnovets  \nv4 . 1  \na  \nCONTENTS  \nCover  \nTitle Page  \nCopyright  \nINTRODUCTION  \n1 . MOTIVATION  \nReimagining Boot Camp , Nursing Home Rebellions , and the Locus of Control  \n2 . TEAMS  \nPsychological Safety at Google and Saturday Night Live  \n3 . FOCUS  \nCognitive Tunneling , Air France Flight 447 , and the Power of Mental Models  \n4 . GOAL SETTING  \nSmart Goals , Stretch Goals , and the Yom Kippur War  \n5 . MANAGING OTHERS  \nSolving a Kidnapping with Lean and Agile Thinking and a Culture of Trust  \n6 . DECISION MAKING  \nForecasting the Future ( and Winning at Poker) with Bayesian  \nPsychology  \n7 . 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