Atomic Habits day 67

A more reliable approach is to cut bad habits off at the source. One

of the most practical ways to eliminate a bad habit is to reduce

exposure to the cue that causes it.

If you can’t seem to get any work done, leave your phone in

another room for a few hours.

If you’re continually feeling like you’re not enough, stop following

social media accounts that trigger jealousy and envy.

If you’re wasting too much time watching television, move the TV

out of the bedroom.

If you’re spending too much money on electronics, quit reading

reviews of the latest tech gear.

If you’re playing too many video games, unplug the console and

put it in a closet after each use.

This practice is an inversion of the 1st Law of Behavior Change.

Rather than make it obvious, you can make it invisible. I’m often

surprised by how effective simple changes like these can be. Remove a

single cue and the entire habit often fades away.

Self-control is a short-term strategy, not a long-term one. You may

be able to resist temptation once or twice, but it’s unlikely you can

muster the willpower to override your desires every time. Instead of

summoning a new dose of willpower whenever you want to do the right

thing, your energy would be better spent optimizing your environment.

This is the secret to self-control. Make the cues of your good habits

obvious and the cues of your bad habits invisible.

Chapter Summary

The inversion of the 1st Law of Behavior Change is make it

invisible.

Once a habit is formed, it is unlikely to be forgotten.

People with high self-control tend to spend less time in tempting

situations. It’s easier to avoid temptation than resist it.

One of the most practical ways to eliminate a bad habit is to

reduce exposure to the cue that causes it.

Self-control is a short-term strategy, not a long-term one.

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✅ reliable : مورد اطمینان

✅ approach : رویکرد

✅ source: منبع

➖cut off at the source/roots: جلوی رشد چیزی رو از ابتدا گرفتن

✅ practical : کاربردی

✅ eliminate : حذف کردن

✅ reduce : کم کردن

✅ exposure(n) : در معرض بودن

➖expose(v): در معرض بودن

✅ continually : بصورت مداوم

✅ enough : کافی

✅ social : اجتماعی

✅ account : حساب کاربری

✅ trigger : تحریک کردن

✅ jealousy : حسادت

✅ envy : حسادت

✅ quit:stop: متوقف کردن

✅ tech gear : technology

✅ unplug : از برق کشیدن

✅ console : کنسول

✅ inversion : معکوس

✅ obvious : آشکار

✅ invisible : مخفی

✅ surprised : شگفت زده

✅ effective : موثر

✅ entire : کامل

✅ fade away: محو شدن

✅ self-control : خود کنترلی

✅ short-term : کوتاه مدت

✅ long-term : طولانی مدت

✅ temptation : وسوسه

✅ unlikely : بعید

✅ muster : جمع کردن

✅ willpower : اراده

✅ override : غلبه کردن

✅ desire : خواسته

✅ instead of: به جای

✅ summon: جمع کردن، فراخواندن

✅ optimize: بهینه سازی کردن

✅ secret : راز

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