Book review: Atomic Habits - Chapter 6. Motivation Is Overrated; Environment often Matters More

Posted by Sungguk's lab on November 1, 2021

Book review: Atomic Habits - Day 7

Chapter 6. Motivation Is Overrated; Environment often Matters More

  • Make the cues of good habits obvious in your environment.

  • Gradually, your habits become associated not with a single trigger but with the entire context surrounding the behavior. The context becomes the cue.

  • It is easier to build new habits in a new environment because you are not fighting against old cues.

  • Create a separate space for work, study, exercise, entertainment, and cooking. The mantra I find useful is “one space, one use”


환경을 바꾸면 기존 습관들과 싸우지않아도 되기에 습관을 만들기 쉽다.