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BJ Fogg's 1, 2, 3 step is known as "anchoring", and I agree it can be effective in establishing new habits, especially when there is emotional buy-in beforehand. It's actually an old NLP / hypnosis fix.

Weeding out any friction points while establishing the habit is also important (in my book INDOCTRINATOR, I call it the "secret ceremony").

INDOCTRINATOR isn't finished yet, but it's available at Leanpub for anyone interested: http://indoctrinator.com



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