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A change-supporting environment makes it harder to do the &#8220;old thing&#8221; and easier to do the &#8220;new thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-be-supportive\/\">how to support<\/a> change by modifying your environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Build a Change-Supporting Environment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll discuss how to build an environment and path forward to support change\u2014making your change as easy as possible and minimizing your temptation to go off-track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-first-way\/\">The first way<\/a> to smooth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/choose-your-own-path\/\">your path<\/a> is to create <\/strong><strong><em>a change-supporting environment<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u2014that is, an environment that makes good behaviors <\/strong><strong><em>easier<\/em><\/strong><strong> to perform, and bad behaviors <\/strong><strong><em>harder <\/em><\/strong><strong>to perform.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, one college experimented to see if <em>being a good person<\/em> or <em>having clear instructions<\/em> would make people donate more to a food drive. They polled students, having them identify which of their peers were most likely to donate and least likely to donate. They then created two groups with an even mix of \u201cgiving\u201d and \u201cselfish\u201d students:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Group A <\/strong>received a general flyer about the food drive. At the end of the drive, <em>8%<\/em> of the \u201cgiving\u201d students had donated, but <em>none<\/em> of the \u201cselfish\u201d students had.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Group B <\/strong>received a map indicating the donation point, a specific request for beans, and a suggestion that students think about when they\u2019d be near the donation point so they could be sure to bring their donation with them. At the end of the drive, <em>42%<\/em> of the \u201cgiving\u201d students and <em>25%<\/em> of the \u201cselfish\u201d students had donated.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The students\u2019 donations didn\u2019t depend on who they were as people\u2014they depended on <em>how easy<\/em> the good behavior of donating was. <strong>It\u2019s easier to change circumstances than it is to change character\u2014if you want to make a change, the best way to support change it is to ensure that the environment surrounding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-process-of-change\/\">change process<\/a> continually urges good behaviors.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Create Your Change-Supporting Environment&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two ways you can support change by creating the right environment: modifying your routines and modifying your space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Support Change With Routines<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of ways you might change up your routine to surround yourself with tools that make good behaviors easy and roadblocks that make bad behaviors difficult. 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