Adding Friction: Making the Unwanted Habit Take One More Step
The delay does not have to defeat you, it has to interrupt you. Where to put friction, why the numbers you have read are invented, and when it stops working.
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How to Break a Bad Habit: Change the Trigger
You do not break a bad habit by fighting the urge. Edit the trigger, add friction, and plan for the slip-ups. A tested, everyday guide from ProvenHabits.
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Habit Cue Environment: Design the Room, Not You
A habit lives at an address. Here is how to place cues so they stay noticed, and the portability cost nobody warns you about before you commit.
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Habit Friction: Make the Right Thing Easier
Friction only works when it sits before the automatic part of the sequence, and when you cannot undo it in ten seconds. Here is where to put it.