Friction Vs Momentum

What you will learn

• Understand that broken habits almost always have specific friction points you can name, instead of a vague willpower problem.
• Understand how cues, defaults, and environment design shape behaviour more reliably than willpower does.
• Take one real habit and redesign the environment around it by reducing friction and adding stronger cues.
• Turn the redesign into a specific Momentum Plan committing to one real environment change for the next week.

What happens in this lesson

1. Chapter 1: Where I Get Stuck

   Understand that broken habits almost always have specific friction points you can name, instead of a vague willpower problem.

   What you make: A saved stuck point list naming the two biggest friction points in one of the learner's daily habits.

2. Chapter 2: Friction, Cues, And Defaults

   Understand how cues, defaults, and environment design shape behaviour more reliably than willpower does.

   What you make: A saved friction map for one current routine showing the cue, the friction points, and the default outcome.

3. Chapter 3: Redesign One Habit Path

   Take one real habit and redesign the environment around it by reducing friction and adding stronger cues.

   What you make: A saved habit redesign sketch showing the old path, the new path, and the specific physical changes.

4. Chapter 4: Momentum Plan

   Turn the redesign into a specific Momentum Plan committing to one real environment change for the next week.

   What you make: A completed Momentum Plan card with one habit, one environment change, one cue, and a check point.

5. Chapter 5: Design A Habit System

   Apply friction, cues, and defaults to redesign a multi-step routine so it works in a real weekly system, not just one isolated habit.

   What you make: A saved routine system map showing one routine, its bottlenecks, and a redesigned sequence with two supporting environment changes.