Includes bibliographical references and index.

How we really are -- Persistence and change -- The depths beneath -- Introducing your second self -- What about knowledge? -- What about self control? -- The three bases of habit formation -- Context -- Repetition -- Reward -- Consistency is for closers -- Total control -- Special cases, big opportunities, and the world around us -- Jump through windows -- The special resilience of habit -- Contexts of addiction -- Happy with habit -- You are not alone -- Epilogue -- How to stop looking at your phone so often -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.