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LESSON 3 · The Habit Machine

Build Your Trigger Map

Make a simple map of the top habits you want to change or build:

TriggerOld BehaviorNew BehaviorMove
3 PM slumpEat cookiesWalk 5 minutesHijack
Open laptopCheck social mediaOpen work docReplace
Feel stressedScroll phoneBreathe slowlySubstitute

Post it where you'll see it every day. The point isn't the chart — it's that naming a cue creates a beat of choice where there used to be none. Those tiny gaps are where real change lives.