Coaching practices for Remove Temptation Instead of Resist

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• The temptation is right there every single day
• When I’m trying to resist something I keep it right in front of me and stare it down, telling myself "just don’t"
• I keep trying to white-knuckle my way past the same temptations sitting right in front of me, losing more often than I win
• I burn through all my willpower resisting the temptation that’s sitting right in front of me
• The same urge gets me every time

Practices that may help

1. Engineer the temptation out of reach
   Don’t out-wait the temptation — arrange your environment so the choice rarely arises.
   Delayed Gratification, Made Practical
2. Redirect attention away from the reward
   You do not resist the temptation by staring at it — you win by looking elsewhere.
   Delayed Gratification, Made Practical
3. Remove temptations from the environment rather than resisting them
   People with good self-control succeed by avoiding temptation, not by resisting it.
   Self-Regulation Failure and Ego Depletion
4. Remove or modify the cue rather than resist the response
   Eliminating or changing the environmental stimulus is more effective than relying on willpower to resist it.
   Stimulus Control, Made Practical
5. Write an if–then plan for your most predictable temptation
   "If I feel the urge to [temptation], then I will [alternative action] instead."
   If–Then Planning, Made Practical
6. Reduce the demand on willpower through environment design
   The most reliably self-disciplined people resist temptation less — they encounter it less.
   The Willpower Instinct: What Self-Control Actually Is
7. Remove the option entirely
   Delete the temptation from your environment so resisting it is never required.
   Precommitment Devices (Ulysses Contracts)
8. Make an irrevocable decision about a recurring temptation
   Remove the choice entirely in the moment of highest temptation by deciding now, permanently.
   Commitment Contracts, Made Practical
9. Buy time with a brief delay
   Commit to waiting just ten minutes before acting on the urge.
   Urge Surfing: Riding the Wave of a Craving
10. Add friction to unwanted behaviors
    Inserting even a small obstacle between you and an unwanted behavior meaningfully reduces how often it happens.
    Environment Design for Behavior Change

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