“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). “
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**Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[bad-habits]] , [[habits]] , [[routines]] , [[environmental-design]] ,
**Source** -- [[20240806084000 - B - Better Than Before]]