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I think that putting in just a bit of friction ("activation barrier") is a generally useful technique to make one's actions more conscious and deliberate. Some
by ssivark 9y ago
I think that putting in just a bit of friction ("activation barrier") is a generally useful technique to make one's actions more conscious and deliberate. Some more examples, off the top of my head:
1. Deciding to use a social media website as a website rather than an app.
2. Using a long password which you have to manually type in every time.
3. Creating a separate browsing profile for a certain category of browsing. Eg: work profile -vs- fun profile
4. Leave the TV remote inside a drawer/shelf rather than just lying around on the couch.
I'm interested in hearing more suggestions!
PS: The counterpoint to this technique is to reduce friction for the things you would like to do more often.
- gtdawg 9y ago> 1. Deciding to use a social media website as a website rather than an app. > 2. Using a long password which you have to manually type in every time. Yes! I do both of these for facebook and I rarely use it now. It's been great. The only downside is the friends who insist on group facebook messenger conversations (mbasic) which I won't see for a couple of days, and then need to repeatedly log in to keep up on an active topic or coordination/meet-up.