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Willpower Is Not the Problem. Your Environment Is.

Why discipline fails on schedule, and what research says actually works instead.

Jul 08, 2026
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New research on habit formation and decision fatigue shows that willpower isn’t the deciding factor in discipline. The environment is. Here’s what that means for how you build systems that hold.

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