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Chapter 7 of Atomic Habits, “The Secret to Self-Control,” explains that the real key to self-control is not fighting temptations harder, but designing an environment where those temptations rarely appear in the first place. ​ Core idea James Clear shows that people who seem highly disciplined usually are not winning endless willpower battles; instead, they have structured their lives so they encounter fewer tempting situations. Habits are never truly erased in the brain, so relying on raw resistance is a fragile, short-term strategy. ​ ​ Environment and temptation The chapter highlights research on soldiers who easily quit heroin once they left the war zone, showing how changing the environment removed constant cues and cravings. Clear introduces “cue-induced wanting”: once a cue appears—like seeing junk food, your phone, or a game console—the craving quickly follows. ​ ​ Make bad habits invisible The practical solution is to cut bad habits off at the source by removing or hiding their triggers: Put the phone in another room while working. Move the TV out of the bedroom. Unplug and store the game console after use. ​ ​ This is the inversion of the first law of behavior change: instead of “make it obvious,” the rule here is “make it invisible.” ​ ​ Redefining self-control Clear reframes self-control as smart planning rather than heroic strength: people with the best self-control are those who need to use it the least. By deliberately engineering surroundings to reduce exposure to cues, the chapter shifts the focus from trying to be stronger to making fewer hard choices in the first place.