Spend less time on goals, more time on systems #Habits

8 Aug 2020 · 1 min

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Short motivational monologue by TJ Walker advising listeners to sharply reduce time spent thinking about goals (he suggests 99%) and instead devote almost all effort to daily systems and habits that enact those goals. He emphasizes that systems are within one’s control and gives examples (avoiding sugary breakfasts, walking or meditating in the morning) as actionable system elements for health.

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I want you to spend less time focusing on your goals. In fact, I'd like you to reduce your time thinking about goals by 99%. Now that sounds like a weird thing for a personal development guy to be talking about. What do I want you to spend 99% of this time on now? The systems you're going to use on a daily basis to enact your goals. Here's the thing about goals. They're easy. And at some level, most of us have a lot of obvious goals. We want ideal health. That's an easy goal. Start now on the system you need to give yourself ideal health. A system means things like not starting the day eating sugary breakfast cereals, starting the day walking or meditating. Focus your energy on Systems. You have 100% control over your systems, none over your goals.