Charles Duhigg at the Leading Through Excellence summit in 2013

Charles Duhigg (born 1974) is an American journalist and non-fiction author. He was a reporter for ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

,'' currently writes for ''

The New Yorker Magazine ''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...

'' and is the author of two books on habits and productivity, titled '' The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business'' and ''Smarter Faster Better''. In 2013, Duhigg was the recipient of the

Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting The Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting has been presented since 1998, for a distinguished example of explanatory reporting that illuminates a significant and complex subject, demonstrating mastery of the subject, lucid writing and clear p ...

for a series of 10 articles on the business practices of

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and other technology companies.

Early life and education

Charles Duhigg was born in 1974 in

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. He graduated from

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

and earned a

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

from

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p ...

Career

Duhigg is a former ''

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'' staff writer. Between 2006 and 2017, he was a reporter at ''

''. He currently writes for ''

'' and other publications. Duhigg led a team of ''New York Times'' reporters who won the 2013

for a series of 10 articles about the business practices of

and other technology companies. Duhigg wrote or co-wrote the series ''Toxic Waters'', ''Golden Opportunities'', and was part of the team that wrote ''The Reckoning''. Duhigg's book about the science of habit formation, titled ''The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business'', was published by Random House on February 28, 2012. An extract was published in ''The New York Times'' entitled "How Companies Learn Your Secrets." ''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,'' which was released on March 8, 2016. It became a ''New York Times'' Best Seller on March 27, 2016.

Personal life

Duhigg resides in

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. His sister, Katy Duhigg, is an attorney and politician who is a member of the

New Mexico Senate The New Mexico Senate ( es, Senado de Nuevo México) is the upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature. The Senate consists of 42 members, with each senator representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts across the stat ...

Awards

*2007

George Polk Award The George Polk Awards in Journalism are a series of American journalism awards presented annually by Long Island University in New York in the United States. A writer for Idea Lab, a group blog hosted on the website of PBS, described the award ...

*2007 Heywood Broun Award *2008

Hillman Prize The Hillman Prize is a journalism award given out annually by The Sidney Hillman Foundation, named for noted American labor leader Sidney Hillman. It is given to "journalists, writers and public figures who pursue social justice and public polic ...

*2008

Gerald Loeb Award The Gerald Loeb Award, also referred to as the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, is a recognition of excellence in journalism, especially in the fields of business, finance and the economy. The award was estab ...

Honorable Mention for Beat Writing for "Golden Opportunities" *2009 Scripps Howard

National Journalism Award The Scripps Howard Awards, formerly the National Journalism Awards are $10,000 awards in American journalism given by the Scripps Howard Foundation. As of 2022, the categories are: * Excellence in Coverage of Breaking News * Excellence in Broad ...

*2009

Investigative Reporters and Editors Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. (IRE) is a nonprofit organization that focuses on improving the quality of journalism, in particular investigative journalism. Formed in 1975, it presents the IRE Awards and holds conferences and training ...

Medal *2009

for Large Newspapers for "The Reckoning" *2010

United States National Academies The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (also known as NASEM or the National Academies) are the collective scientific national academy of the United States. The name is used interchangeably in two senses: (1) as an umbrell ...

National Academies Communication Award The National Academies Communication Award was an annual prize bestowed in recognition of creative works that help the public understand topics in science, engineering or medicine. The awards were established in 2003 and administered by the Keck Fut ...

, *2010

Society of Environmental Journalists The Society of Environmental Journalists is a non-profit national journalism organization created by and for journalists who report environmental topics in the news media. On its website, the organization says that "SEJ’s mission is to strength ...

Investigative Reporting Award * awards from the

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, the Deadline Awards, and the John B. Oakes Awards *2013, with other ''

'' reporters,

, for a series of 10 articles on the business practices of

and other technology companies.

Books

* '' The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business''USA Today March 2, 2012 page B1 "Even the signs have eyes these days" *
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
'

Articles

* "The Enablers: Venture capitalists used to exert discipline on startups. Now they often encourage recklessness", ''

The New Yorker ''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...

'', 30 November 2020, pp. 38–47.

References

External links

Journalist's TwitterJournalist's New York Times websiteJournalist's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duhigg, Charles 1974 births Living people The New York Times writers Los Angeles Times people George Polk Award recipients Yale University alumni Harvard Business School alumni Gerald Loeb Award winners for Large Newspapers Gerald Loeb Award winners for Deadline and Beat Reporting Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism winners Writers from New Mexico