“There are **six obvious ways to make an activity less convenient**: - **Increase the amount of physical or mental energy required** (leave the cell phone in another room, ban smoking inside or near a building). - **Hide any cues** (put the video game controller on a high shelf). - **Delay** it (read email only after 11:00 a.m.). - Engage in an **incompatible activity** (to avoid snacking, do a puzzle). - **Raise the cost** (one study showed that people at high risk for smoking were pleased by a rise in the cigarette tax; after London imposed a congestion charge to enter the center of the city, people’s driving habits changed, with fewer cars on the road and more use of public transportation). - **Block it** altogether (give away the TV set). “ --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[bad-habits]] , [[habits]] , [[routines]] , [[environmental-design]] , **Source** -- [[20240806084000 - B - Better Than Before]]