27d: Self-control and motivation are short-term strategies of habits

Reduce cues of bad habits. Increase exposure to good habits and related things by putting them on sight and making them obvious. Self-control is a short-term strategy while changing the environment is a long-term strategy to form habits.


  • Source(s): Atomic Habits by James Clear

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25. 52a4.

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