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Goals Vs Systems
A goal is a destination, a system in the journey to get there:
- Goals are one-time events: you reach them and then you're done.
- Systems represent the way you're reaching your objectives: the processes you follow regularly that lead you in the direction of your goal.
For example: losing 30 pounds is a goal, exercising and eating the right way represent the system.
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Focusing Too Much On Your Goals
Obsessing over a certain goal means you're operating from a constant state of failure: you're failing to meet your own expectations. This can make you feel frustrated and miserable because you're not reaching the stage you desire to be at.
Having goals is essential, or...
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How To Create Good Systems For Yourself
Follow these steps, while also taking into consideration your unique circumstances:
- Choose the direction you want to follow.
- Find out how to get there by asking good questions.
- Experiment with the answers an...
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Focus on systems, not on goals
Goals are good for establishing a direction, but systems are best for making progress.
Goals are about the results you hope to reach. Systems are about the mechanisms that lead to those results.
Goals vs. systems
Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress. Achieving a goal only changes your life for the moment. That’s the counterintuitive thing about improvement: We think we need to change our results, but the results are not the problem. What we really need to change...
Systems vs. goals
- If you do something every day, it’s a system.
- If you’re waiting to achieve it someday in the future, it’s a goal.
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