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praise the good, ignore the bad

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A coaching technique that focuses on reinforcing positive behaviors through praise while not addressing negative behaviors, designed to build momentum and encourage repetition of desired actions.

coaching habits psychology behavior change
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Peter Attia

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Peter Attia recommends ✓ High confidence
"The general strategy is easy to say but very hard to follow which is praise the good, ignore the bad. People naturally gravitate toward the things that they get rewarded for, the things they get praised for."
From: How to Actually Start a Habit | James Clear • ▶ 3:39 • Jan 2026

Attribution: Peter Attia explicitly recommends this as a coaching strategy and explains it in detail with multiple examples