The Four Laws of Behavior Change is a framework for building good habits and breaking bad ones by making desired behaviors obvious, attractive, easy, and satisfying.

A craving can only occur after you have noticed an opportunity, so awareness must precede desire.

Happiness is not the achievement of pleasure, but the state of contentment when there is no urge to feel differently.

We are driven by the image of pleasure we create in our minds, not by the actual experience of pleasure itself.

Peace occurs when you observe without desiring to act on what you observe, realizing you do not need to fix anything.

Strong motivation (a big enough 'why') can overcome significant difficulties ('how') in achieving a goal, and motivation and curiosity are more important than intelligence because they drive action.

Every decision is ultimately emotional, as emotions compel us to act on our logical reasons. We are emotional before being rational, and our thoughts and actions are rooted in what we find attractive emotionally.

The desire for change (suffering) is both the source of all suffering and the source of all progress.

Your actions demonstrate your true motivations; if you don't act on something, you don't really want it.

Reward always comes after effort or sacrifice (response), representing the collection of resources.

Self-control is difficult because inhibiting desires does not satisfy them; it only creates space for the craving to pass.

Our satisfaction is determined by the gap between our cravings and rewards.

The pain of failure is greater when expectations are high, because failing to attain something you want hurts more.

Feelings motivate action (craving) and reinforce future behavior (reward).

Desire initiates a behavior, while pleasure sustains it.

Initial hope is replaced by acceptance based on experience and a more realistic prediction of outcomes.