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Notes: Habits eliminate the need for self-control, which only succeeds in resisting temptation half the time. The more we use self-control, the lower it drops. With habits, we conserve it. Habits make change possible by freeing us from decision making and self control. Perfection may be an impossible goal, but habits help us do better.