easy tricks to set goals

Say Goodbye to Some of the People You Love

Progress is sometimes met with resistance. If you begin to grow the people you love might, unintentionally, try and impede your progress. Distance yourself from some of the people you are closest to so you can have time to grow without distractions.

Get Out of Town

I recommend moving in a lot of my answers, it can be the catalyst to a metamorphosis. You can pick new friends that will inspire you. You will also be able to cultivate new habits easier since you’re in a new city and will have completely different habit triggers.

Throw Out the TV, Install Porn Blocker, Use Internet Controls

Get rid of your TV, set a porn blocker on your computer and give your friend the password, and set internet controls, like the app Self Control, every morning. No one has died wishing they watched more TV and Porn.

Practice more

Pick a skill you want to cultivate and put all your effort into mastering it. By this you will be one step closer to your goal

Welcome the Loneliness

Reinventing yourself is a lonely process. Getting better is a lonely pursuit, that’s why the internet calls it “Monk Mode.”

Sweat Every Day

Your physiology controls your emotion and your emotions control your thoughts. When you sweat you feel more alive, which puts you in a better mood, which give you more positive thoughts and better ideas, which will have you making better decisions. The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people just make better decisions more often.

Appreciate How Lucky You Are

Stop complaining for a second and take a moment to appreciate the fact that you exist. That you have access to a computer, that you can read, that you can eat for fun, that you have access to clean water. Just take a moment to be thankful for the fact that you can breathe, remember that there will be a day where even breathing won’t be an option.

Commit and Don’t Look Back

Look at your goal, realize what sacrifices you will have to make, mitigate damages where you can, but once you commit, don’t waste time looking back - look forward and strategize.