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frequenc y’s effect on habits, 145–47
friction
associated with a behavior, 152–58
garden hose example of reducing, 153
Japanese factor y example of eliminating wasted time and effort, 154–55
to prevent unwanted behavior, 157–58

“gateway habit,” 163
genes, 218–21, 226–27
goals
effect on happiness, 26
eeting nature of, 25
shared by winners and losers, 24–25
short-term effects of, 26–27
vs. systems, 23–24
the Goldilocks Rule
ow state, 224, 232–33
the Goldilocks Z one, 232
tennis example, 231
good habits
creating (table), 96, 136, 178, 212
Two-Minute Rule, 162–67
Goodhart, Charles, 203
Goodhart’s L aw, 203
Graham, Paul, 247–48
greylag geese and supernormal stimuli, 102
Guerrouj, Hicham El, 217–18, 225
Guns, G erms , and Steel (Diamond), 149–51

habit contract
Br yan Harris weight loss example, 208–209
de ned, 208
seat belt law example, 207–208
omas Frank alarm example, 210
habit line, 145–47
habit loop, 49–51
habits
of avoidance, 191–92
bene ts of, 46–47, 239
breaking bad habits (table), 97, 137, 179, 213
in the business world, 265