Environment design — making the log easier than the snack
At 9 pm the biscuit wins because it sits on the counter and your phone sits in the bedroom. Move Burnie to the table and the snack to the top cupboard, so logging becomes the easy default and the unchecked bite becomes the hard one.
18 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
environment-designlogging-habitchoice-architecturesnacks
It is 9 pm. You walk into the kitchen for a glass of water. You see the biscuit tin on the counter. Your hand moves before your brain does. Two biscuits vanish. You never log them. You tell yourself you will try harder tomorrow. But the problem is not you. The problem is the room. The biscuit is close. The phone is far. The biscuit wins because it is easier to reach than Burnie. This short read is about one small move: make the log easier than the snack.
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