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#38 Atomic Habits Part III - Book Summary

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Good Hearts Law

It is easy to fall into the habit of focusing more on tracking than the habit itself. The human mind loves to win at whatever game it's playing. When a measure becomes a target, it ceased to be a good measure. So that tick next to the box isn't really motivating you to do the actual behavior. It's probably best to find a different parameter to measure.

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