When trying to develop a habit, it's common to try to make the decision around the habit as frictionless as possible. Like wearing your gym clothes to bed if you want to wake up and go the gym first thing in the morning.
Conversely, if we want to stop something, we increase the friction. Want to cut out processed foods? Don't buy them or keep them in your house.
- I built a wireless split keyboard, Rico Sta. Cruz (original): sleep mode saved battery, but waking took 5 s. "Author turned it off: 5 s too slow."
- 25 Small Habits That (Quietly) Transformed My Health, Howon Noh (original): enjoyment predicted who kept exercising better than intensity did. "Best workout is the one you're still doing in 6 months."
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- How much friction can a habit carry before it dies?
- Where does friction help? The keyboard's lock layer takes two presses to exit on purpose.
- Dictation device: how long a wake delay before I stop reaching for it?