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  • Oct 22, 2026, 3:14 PM

    You don't want to rely on willpower, self-control, or "feeling motivated" to continue a new behavior. If that's your plan, you *will* fail.

    Change your environment and build habits. Ideally, you don't want to have a choice about whether or not to do the new behavior. It should be easier to do the "right thing" than to fall back to the old behaviors.

    Also, use accountability, if possible. Knowing that someone else will know when you fail is a good motivator.

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  • Oct 22, 2026, 5:07 PM

    @malcircuit
    I've been noticing how broadly this concept applies that I've been looking for a name for it to better tell people about it. So far the best I've found is second order change (changing the environment to promote behaviour) vs. first order change (trying to force it), but hope to find something better.

    Just this one concept alone could be transformative to society if it was properly applied.

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