The Two-Minute Rule and Other Tiny Habits That Actually Stick
Why willpower fails and frictions win: a practical guide to building habits small enough that you can't talk yourself out of them.
Design the room, not the willpower
Every habit has friction on both sides: make good habits one step easier and bad habits one step harder. Fruit bowl on the counter, biscuits in a high cupboard. Guitar on a stand, not in a case. Junk food not in the house at all.
Environment beats intention because you only have to win the design decision once, instead of winning a willpower fight every evening.
Last thing: review monthly, not daily. Habits that survived a month deserve keeping; ones that didn't were probably too big. Shrink them and start again. The people with the most habits aren't the most disciplined — they're the best at making the entry point tiny.
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