Index

• What is the environment
• Change the environment to obtain what you want
• How the environment can be changed
• Why changing the environment influence behaviour

The environment can be changed changing the things you interact with. Some factors that can be changed to change the environment are:

• Location where the things are or you do something
  • Example to reduce the friction to make a positive habit:
    • Arrange the items necessary for forming a habit within easy reach. For instance, if you aim to develop a habit of running after work, place your running shoes near the exit door. This way, when you return tired from work, you won’t waste time searching for your running shoes.
  • Example to increase the friction to avoid a negative habit:
    • Position the items associated with unwanted habits out of reach and less accessible. For example, if you’re trying to break the habit of eating chips after work, store the chips in a closed cupboard, or even better, do not purchase them.
• Time when you do something
• People who you interact with

Related Questions:

• What are other things that influence behaviours

Related Topics:

• Motivation
• Change Management
• Habits
• Goals

References

In the book How to take smart notes the author claims that the principles of the technique Getting Things Done is:

• to collect everything we have to do in one place
• process it in standardised way

Related Questions:

• Why Getting Things Done should work

Related Topics:

• Productivity

References

• How to take smart notes | 2017 | Sönke Ahrens

Index

• Principles of Getting Things Done
• Why Getting Things Done should work
• How to process things

Related Questions:

Related Topics:

References

I believe that other things that may influence behaviour other than the environment (see Change the environment to obtain what you want) are the:

• Ways how you do something
  • If we do something in a way that it is too difficult or complex, it is likely that we will avoid that.
• Why we do something. The purpose why we do something influence our behaviour. If we have a strong purpose is likely to engage in particular behaviour and viceversa.
• Our needs influence the behaviours.
• The emotions we live influence the behaviours.

Related Questions:

• What is the relation between happiness and behaviour

Related Topics:

• Purpose

References

• Our behaviours (see What is the relation between happiness and behaviour)
• Satisfaction of the three basic psychological needs (see Self Determination Theory and What contributes to well-being)

Related Questions:

Related Topics:

• What is the relation between happiness and behaviour
• What contributes to well-being
• Happiness

References

• Introduction to Self-Determination Theory | University of Rochester by Coursera