Atomic Habits Chapter 6 (Make it Obvious)

Chapter 6: Motivation is overrated; Environment Often Matters More

Reorder

Reorder the following:

• Ann Thorndike designed a study in a hospital to see if by changing the environment, the behavior of people would change.

• She and her research team placed water around cafeteria and food stations around the room.

• As a result, they saw that the consumption of water increased by 25.4%.

• They confirmed that people often choose products not because of what they are, but where they are.

• They concluded that your habits change depending on the cues in front of you.

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Match

Match the following words with the correct definition.

• cues

• automatic

• shaped

• willpower

• alter

triggers

without thinking or effort

affect or influence

motivation or determination

change

• triggers

• without thinking or effort

• affect or influence

• motivation or determination

• change

Match

Match the following words with the correct definition.

• Overrated

• Option

• Perception

• Catalyst

• Context

Rated higher than its true value

choice

How we see things

A trigger or cue that starts something

The situation or surrounding

• Rated higher than its true value

• choice

• How we see things

• A trigger or cue that starts something

• The situation or surrounding

Multiple Choice

Why do stores put expensive items in easy-to-reach locations and cheap items in hard-to-reach corners?

• Stores are trying to play hide and seek with their customers.

• Items that are at eye level tend to be purchased more than those new the floor.

• Owners of stores are snobbish and want to better service the rich who can afford expensive things.

Multiple Choice

Many of the actions we take each day are shaped not by purposeful drive and choice but by the most ____________ option.

• obvious
• challenging

• surprising

Multiple Choice

In Chapter 6, the author is primarily suggesting to us that we should ___________. (Main Idea)

• Be more purposeful in our choices.

• Design our environment with cues that will increase our chances of making the right choices.

• Be more motivated to change our habits.