Your food environment determines most of your eating. You are the architect — you decide what enters your home, where food is stored, what’s visible and accessible. Research by Hollands shows altering micro-environments changes behavior. Thaler and Sunstein’s “nudge” theory demonstrates choice architecture shapes decisions. Either you design your environment intentionally to support your goals, or you inherit a default that works against you.
This companion covers environment trumps willpower, the current blueprint, designing for success, structural changes, and building for the future. (4 min read)
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