Put your habit in plain sight, your distractions in jail

Environmental design is the single most effective way to make your Q1 habit automatic — put the habit in your path and everything else out of it.

You’re not going to want to do the hard thing. That’s just human. So don’t rely on wanting to. Rely on friction.

For the habit itself: reduce friction to zero. If your Q1 habit is reading, leave the book on your pillow. If it’s running, sleep in your shorts and put your shoes by the bed. If it’s writing, open the document before you close your laptop the night before. The goal is to make starting the habit feel stupid to avoid.

For everything else: add friction. Phone goes in another room. Not face-down on the desk — another room. Social media apps get deleted off your home screen (or off your phone entirely