Setting a goal is easy, just like marking a date on the calendar. The real challenge is always the willingness to accept what we need to do daily to achieve those goals.

We need to design a system that has to be practiced daily, as the commitment to a process provi...

• Goals rely on things not always under our control like health and emotional stability. Habits are more automated & free up our brain for other things.
• Goals rely on willpower and self-discipline. Once created, habits don't depend on motivation.

A system is a set of habits, behaviours and productivity hacks that help us stay consistent and productive. One has to practice self-control by picking a direction and sticking with it, making our long-term goals our focus.

Example: If the long-term goal is being a pub...