The path of least resistance will lead you to the life you want, if you lay it down consciously.

Tony Robbins, author, coach, speaker, and entrepreneur

Removing friction is crucial for making new habits stick. Friction is anything that adds effort, resistance, or decision-making to the process. Even small obstacles—like having to search for your running shoes or dig out healthy snacks—can cause you to delay or abandon your new behavior. The goal is to make the desired action as easy and seamless as possible.

Start by preparing your environment: lay out workout clothes the night before, keep your journal on your pillow, or have healthy food ready at eye level. The fewer steps between you and the habit, the more likely you are to follow through.

At the same time, you can increase friction for bad habits. For example, if you want to watch less TV, unplug it after use or put the remote in another room. Making undesired behaviors slightly more difficult reduces their hold on you.

When you design your surroundings to support your goals, you rely less on willpower and more on structure. Successful habit formation is often less about motivation and more about smart design. The easier you make it to start, the more consistent you'll become—turning good intentions into automatic actions over time.