Each living thing understands the world in its way and loves undelayed rewards
Humans’ primary means of perception is their sensory nervous system. Out of 11 million receptors, sight takes up the most —11 million. The good thing is that you can create an environment where you see what you want to see.
⚡️A habit can become enticing if it has the right visual cues attached to it.
You can use strategies that encourage bad habits to promote good ones. You are more likely to form a habit when there are multiple triggers in your surroundings.
Scientists have found that people with high self-control have designed their lives to avoid cues that may make them lose control. Rearrange your environment to produce the results you seek in your life.
⚡️Self-control works when you find yourself in a compromising situation unexpectedly.
When you have to muster strength daily to resist temptations, it is only a matter of time before you fall into it. Optimize your environment to save your willpower for when it is needed. That environment includes the online world.
We want to repeat activities that bring us joy. The human brain appreciates immediate rewards. An accountability partner can help demand penalties for habits you want to stop. Humans tend to seek the approval of others. Thus, we want to keep the social contacts we make.
It is easier to progress when the habit you’re forming aligns with your values and does not require you to do things you know nothing about.
This challenge is important because we tend to lose interest in boring and routine things. Satisfaction comes from surmounting some form of obstacle. Deliberate practice keeps you sharp and opens your eyes to errors that a routine may not see.
For example, a person who has learned to drive may find it difficult to continue to see aspects of their driving that need improvement after a while. But intent makes you constantly push yourself to have a sense of awareness that points you to possible blind spots. You can achieve finesse through habits and intentional actions.