publish: true gemini: true tags:

• habits
• linux_philosophy created: ‘2026-05-04 14:40’ last_modified: ‘2026-05-04 14:40:00’ status: evergreen confidence: fact

Friction determines the likelihood of an action

If you want to stop doing something, increase the number of steps required to do it; if you want to start, reduce the steps to zero. PS5 SSD speeds drastically reduce the friction of trophy hunting by eliminating load screens.¹

Footnotes

1. Clear, J. (2018). Atomic Habits. ↩