The ObservatoryThe friction log
Map what stands in the way of a habit, and find what lowers the threshold the most
How it works
- Everything in the wayWriteList
- Rank the obstaclesRank
- Lower the thresholdWriteChoose
A habit that doesn’t happen is rarely a willpower problem. More often it is something concrete standing in the way, something that has never been spoken out loud. Here you log it, in plain words.
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Why does it work?
Lowering the physical or mental threshold to a behavior is among the more consistent findings in modern habit research. Small obstacles affect whether a behavior happens more than most people think (Wood & Rünger, 2016). Shaping your environment rather than relying on willpower is also a central idea in choice architecture (Thaler & Sunstein, 2008).
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