Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits--to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life

by Gretchen Rubin

Just as I can strengthen good habits by making them more convenient, I can squash bad habits by making them less convenient. I

For instance, if you're spending time looking at social media on your smartphone instead of reading, use the Strategy of Inconvenience, combined wwith Convenience. Delete the time-sucking app, or at least make it harder to find or access, and replace it with the Kindle app. That way, when you have the impulse to hit that app icon, you'll be reminded of your desire to spend that time reading. You've made it tougher to scroll endlessly and easier to jump back into a book.