Whenever you organize a space for its intended purpose, you are priming it to make the next action easy. This is one of the most practical and simple ways to improve your habits.

Priming the Environment

Self Improvement

<ul><li>To draw more: Put your pencils, pens, notebooks, and drawing tools on top of your desk, within easy reach.</li><li>To exercise more:&nbsp;Set out your workout clothes, shoes, gym bag, and water bottle ahead of time.</li><li>To improve your diet:&nbsp;Chop up a ton of fruits and vegetables on weekends and pack them in containers, so you have easy access to healthy, ready-to-eat options during the week.</li></ul>

Ideas to prime your environment

If you watch too much television, unplug it after each use. Only plug it back in if you can say out loud the name of the show you want to watch. (Which prevents you from turning on Netflix and “just finding something” to watch.) This setup creates just enough friction to prevent mindless viewing.

Make bad behaviors difficult

This article is an excerpt from Atomic Habits, my New York Times bestselling book. While researching Atomic Habits, I came across a story that immediately struck me with its simplicity and power. It was the story of Oswald Nuckols, an IT developer from Natchez, Mississippi, and his simple strategy for making future habits easy.

Priming the Environment

The Ultimate Habit Tracker Guide

Habit tracking

The power of habit tracking:

To make habit tracking easier:

The Habits Scorecard: Use This Simple Exercise to Discover Which Habits You Should Change

Pointing and calling our habits

The Habits Scorecard

Change and awareness