%% [[Forming Habits]] tags:: #note/idea | #on/behavior | #on/environmental | #on/performance people:: # Stigmergy Lon Setnik dates:: 2022-10-02 %% *Ants leave a pheromone trail to make it more likely the next ant comes the same way.* This reminds me of [[environmental cues]], and how [[our environment shapes our behavior]]. It's kind of like how we often work in [[default mode]], and we can always be [[preparing the way]] for the next time to be a little easier. [[Stigmergy]] is the idea that while doing something you can be doing something that makes the next time a little easier. It matters because if you want to live in [[Flow]] and experience continuous [[Wu Wei]], you will not be fighting upstream. Thus, you need to look for opportunities to [[Identifying Reality]], and identify the real barriers to success, and remove them as much as possible, or lower them. ### What would the opposite argument be? [[The Obstacle Is the Way]], so identify the obstacle as the important part. ## Sources: [[Building a Second Brain]]