“Hospitality expert [[Jacob Tomsky]] notes that, when checking into a hotel, **some alcoholics ask for an empty minibar**. Eliminating cues stops temptation before it starts, so it never overpowers us. As [[Montaigne]] observed, “The infancies of all things are feeble and weak. We must keep our eyes open at their beginnings; **you cannot find the danger then because it is so small: once it has grown, you cannot find the cure**.” “ --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[discipline]] , [[bad-habits]] , [[environmental-design]] **Source** -- [[20240806084000 - B - Better Than Before]]