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If you want to make a habit a big part of your life, make the cue a big part of your environment.
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86 |
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Environment design is powerful not only because it influences how we engage with the world but also because we rarely do it.
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87 |
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Environment design allows you to take back control and become the architect of your life. Be the designer of your world and not merely the consumer of it.
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87 |
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Our behavior is not defined by the objects in the environment but by our relationship to them.
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87 |
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If you want behaviors that are stable and predictable, you need an environment that is stable and predictable.
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90 |
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Habits are easier to build when they fit into the flow of your life.
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153 |
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Most of the battle of building better habits comes down to finding ways to reduce the friction associated with our good habits and increase the friction associated with our bad ones.
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155 |
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The truth is, a habit must be established before it can be improved.
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163 |
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A commitment device is a choice you make in the present that controls your actions in the future. It is a way to lock in future behavior, bind you to good habits, and restrict you from bad ones.
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170 |
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Commitment devices are useful because they enable you to take advantage of good intentions before you can fall victim to temptation.
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