Friction Can Be More Powerful Than Will Power

Who here has “frosted squatters?”

You know the ones. The cookies that have taken up permanent residence in your pantry while you’re trying to eat better.

Here’s the thing:
If you want to live a better life, make the right things easier and the wrong things harder.

Want to eat better? Stop letting the cookies squat in your pantry.

Want to exercise in the morning? Put your clothes out the night before.

Want to stop checking your phone every five minutes? Don’t keep it five inches from your hand.

Friction can be more powerful than willpower.

And this isn’t just about habits at home.

In new home sales, maybe you want your team to follow up more consistently. Don’t rely on everyone remembering to do it. Build the follow-up into the process and make the next action obvious.

In leadership, if you want more coaching to happen, don’t wait until you “find the time.” Put it on the calendar.

Sometimes improving your habits isn’t about becoming more disciplined.

It’s about changing the environment so the better choice becomes the easier choice.

What’s one “frosted squatter” you could evict today?