Charles Duhigg

Charles Duhigg (born 1974) is an American journalist

and non-fiction author. He was a reporter for The New Charles Duhigg
York Times. He currently writes for The New Yorker
Magazine and is the author of three books on habits
and productivity, titled The Power of Habit: Why We
Do What We Do in Life and Business, 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

Duhigg in 2013
Charles Duhigg was born in 1974 in New Mexico. He
graduated from Yale University and earned a Master of Born 1974 (age 50–51)
Business Administration from Harvard Business New Mexico, U.S.
School.[1] Education Yale University (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)
Occupation(s) Journalist, Author
Career Employer The New York Times

Duhigg is a former Los Angeles Times staff writer. Known for Writing, Journalism
Between 2006 and 2017, he was a reporter at The New Relatives Katy Duhigg (sister)
York Times.[2] He currently writes for The New Yorker Website charlesduhigg.com (http://charl
Magazine and other publications. esduhigg.com)

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 Times's 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
2007 George Polk Award[15]
2007 Heywood Broun Award[16]
2008 Hillman Prize[13]
2008 Gerald Loeb Award Honorable Mention for Beat Writing for "Golden Opportunities"[17]
2009 Scripps Howard National Journalism Award[18]
2009 Investigative Reporters and Editors Medal[19]
2009 Gerald Loeb Award for Large Newspapers for "The Reckoning"[20]
2010 United States National Academies National Academies Communication Award,[21]
2010 Society of Environmental Journalists Investigative Reporting Award[22]
awards from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers,[23] the Deadline
Awards,[24] and the John B. Oakes Awards[25]
2013, with other The New York Times reporters, Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting, for
a series of 10 articles on the business practices of Apple and other technology
companies.[26][27]

Books
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business[28][29][30]
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business (https://www.a
mazon.com/Smarter-Faster-Better-audiobook/dp/B017WRCV0A/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3M7RN53
1BDPZ5&dchild=1&keywords=smarter+faster+better+by+charles+duhigg&qid=1603477319
&sprefix=smarter+faster+be%2Caps%2C-1&sr=8-1)
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

Articles
"How Venture Capitalists Are Deforming Capitalism", The New Yorker, 23 November
2020.link (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/11/30/how-venture-capitalists-are-def
orming-capitalism)
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External links
Journalist's Twitter (https://twitter.com/cduhigg)
Journalist's New York Times website (https://nytimes.com/duhigg)
Journalist's website (http://charlesduhigg.com)
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