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The Science of Better survey (and book giveaway!)

Published 5 months ago • 1 min read

Hi,

I'm working on something new.

For a while, readers have told me they want more than a newsletter. You've told me you want a place to practice these ideas, to ask questions, to connect with people trying to get better. Workshops, maybe. A community, possibly. Something that actually helps you use this stuff, instead of just read about it.

Before I build anything, I want to understand what would be actually useful. So I put together a very short survey.

Your answers will directly shape what I build. And as a thank you: I'll randomly select a handful of readers who complete the survey by June 22nd and send them a free, signed copy of whichever of my books you want.

​Take the survey here​

Thank you,

Charles

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The Science of Better

Charles Duhigg

This is a newsletter about the science of living better, by the author of The Power of Habit and Supercommunicators. It's a brief newsletter with advice, rooted in science, that helps us all get a little better at life.

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