Phil Galfond 
In one of his most recent publications within his program called «When discipline is not working», Galfond shared material about a method designed to improve the level of play through two tasks. We are talking in an almost academic sense, similar to the «homework» given to children. That is, activities in which one must work separately to improve in a certain aspect.
«I’m going to give you two tools,» Galfond announces in his publication. «These are things you can do today that I not only hope will help you improve whatever you want to improve, but I also hope they will serve as an example and proof that these kinds of things can work for you, if they do work.»
Tool #1: set an ‘anti-goal’
Galfond refers to the concept of ‘anti-goal’, which may sound contradictory at first, but can be quickly simplified.
«It’s about something you won’t do this week. Like goals, anti-goals must be very specific. If I were to observe your life and you told me you had an anti-goal, it should be easy for me to identify whether you met it or not.»
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The concept is designed to help think of simple things that can be put into practice quickly, instead of focusing on the huge long-term changes we wish to generate. A very simple example would be to compare it to a nutritional goal.
«Often people find it better to commit to not eating ice cream for a week, instead of thinking they have to change their entire diet,» Galfond states. «Think about the things that stand in the way of your goals and then set an anti-goal that makes sense for you,» suggests the 3-time WSOP bracelet winner.
Tool #2: change the environment
Galfond states that this second task, or tool, should be even simpler than the first.
«Structure beats will, but in reality, environment beats discipline,» Galfond explains, emphatically. «The second tool is about making a change in your environment. It can be anything from putting your phone in another room to avoid distractions, to blocking websites and apps that regularly distract you. If you wanted to create a new morning habit, for example, you could get things ready the night before.»
Ultimately, it’s about making changes in the way objects in your daily environment are arranged, so that they create a certain tendency towards the actions we wish to generate in our habits.
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