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LESSON 2 · The Habit Machine

Make it Stupidly Small

The biggest mistake in habit formation is starting too big. Your brain resists change, and ambitious targets trigger that resistance hard. The atomic approach: make the habit so small that it feels ridiculous to skip.

Shrink the goal until it almost cannot fail: meditate for 1 minute, walk to the driveway, read one page, or write one sentence. Starting tiny beats not starting.