I’ve been saying for months that I want to go live on Instagram every day.
And every day, I have a reason not to.
- The lighting’s not right.
- My camera’s too shaky.
- My sound sucks.
- I need more time to set up.
So on Monday, I finally did something about it.
I turned my sunroom table into a mini studio. (Which takes about a foot of space.)
- Now the tripod stays there.
- The microphones are in a basket nearby.
- The clip-on lights are ready to go.
Everything is charged, organized, and waiting for me.
No setup or searching. No excuses.
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Here’s the deal.
Most habits don’t fail because we lack discipline.
They fail because there’s too much resistance between us and the action.
We think we’re procrastinating the habit.
But often, we’re procrastinating getting started.
Here are three ways to make habits dramatically easier to stick to:
#1. Identify the friction
Most people try to build habits by increasing motivation.
But the easier place to start is by decreasing resistance.
Ask yourself: “What’s making this harder than it needs to be?”
Usually, it’s something small.
But small friction adds up.
If you want to work out in the morning, but your clothes are in the laundry room, your sneakers are downstairs, and you still need to find a podcast…
That’s friction.
If you want to do daily sales outreach, but you have to open tabs, search for scripts, pull up resources, and figure out who to contact…
That’s friction.
If you want to meal prep, journal, read, stretch, meditate, write, or practice Spanish, but every session starts with hunting things down or deciding where to begin…
That’s friction, too.
And your brain notices it immediately.
Because the brain loves convenience.
So if scrolling your phone is easier than starting the task, guess which one wins?
#2. Make the desired action ridiculously easy to start
The goal is not to make the habit easy.
The goal is to make starting easy.
That’s the magic.
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Because once we start, momentum usually takes over.
- Lay out the workout clothes the night before.
- Fill the water bottle ahead of time.
- Download the playlist.
- Open the tabs before you finish work for the day.
- Put the notebook on the counter.
- Keep the healthy snacks visible.
- Charge the headphones.
Remove every possible barrier between you and the action.
A lot of people think successful people have more discipline.
But often, they just created environments that support the behavior they want.
#3. Prepare once, so you don’t have to decide daily
One of the biggest energy drains in life is repeated decision-making.
Every day we ask ourselves:
- Should I do it now?
- Where do I start?
- What do I need?
- Maybe later?
- Maybe tomorrow?
That mental back-and-forth is exhausting.
Systems remove the debate.
That’s why my little IG setup matters more than it probably should.
I didn’t need more motivation to go live.
I needed fewer obstacles.
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Now I can sit down, press record, and go.
No rebuilding the runway every single day.
And that’s true for almost every habit we’re trying to create.
The easier you make the action, the more likely you are to follow through.
Bottom Line
If there’s a habit you’ve been struggling to stick with, don’t immediately assume you need more willpower.
Look for the friction.
Look for the tiny resistances slowing you down before you even begin.
Then remove as many of them as possible.
Because consistency becomes a whole lot easier when the path is already clear.
Shoot me back a reply and let me know ONE way you can remove resistance.
Xo,
Mridu
P.S. If you know you could benefit from better habits, that’s exactly what I help with. Learn about training here or explore one-to-one coaching here.
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