the difference between people who stick to habits and people who dont might just be who's watching

ive read a lot about habit formation, cues, rewards, all of it. but the biggest lever i never see discussed enough is whether anyone else can see if you actually did the thing. a private checklist has zero social cost to breaking. a group that can see your day to day has real cost.

curious if anyone else has tested this directly, like deliberately doing a habit in front of a group/squad vs completely solo, and noticing a real difference in how long it stuck. not looking for willpower tips, more interested in the structural stuff that makes discipline easier to sustain