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Feb 2025
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S1EP6 | Environment often has a greater ...

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Welcome to Season 1, Episode 6 of The Atomic Habits Cheat Sheet!

Boost Your Habits by Reducing Friction

In this episode, learn how to make good habits easier and bad habits harder by leveraging the power of friction in habit formation.

Key Takeaways:

  • Two-Minute Rule: Break habits down into manageable two-minute tasks to get started easily.

  • Preparation and Staging: Set up your environment in advance to reduce startup friction.

  • Strategic Placement: Position habit-related items in convenient, visible locations to encourage positive routines.

  • Physical Barriers: Create obstacles to make unwanted behaviours more difficult.

  • Time Delays: Introduce waiting periods before indulging in bad habits.

  • Social Accountability: Use social pressure to discourage negative habits and encourage positive ones.

  • Principle of Least Effort: Understand how to design your environment to make good habits the path of least resistance.

Transform Your Environment:Learn how to create a supportive environment that makes good habits easy and bad habits hard, turning positive behaviours into the path of least resistance.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

  • How to use friction to influence habit formation.

  • Practical strategies for reducing friction for good habits and increasing friction for bad ones.

  • How to apply the principle of least effort to your daily routines.

Ready to Boost Your Habits by Reducing Friction?Start today by exploring the benefits of online therapy at https://bit.ly/Online1Therapy. Embrace transformative principles for better growth and relationships!

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