Andrew Huberman· PhD
Linchpin habits are certain habits that make a lot of other habits easier to execute.
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Linchpin habits are certain habits that make a lot of other habits easier to execute.
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So certain habits act as linchpins, meaning that they shift a lot of other things. They can control and bias the likelihood that, in this case you or me, will perform other habits that are harder to access, that we have less of an affinity for.