"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems." — James Clear, Atomic Habits
Here is the link to the previous lesson I shared from the book:
Tiny changes can make a difference
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James Clear refers to the fact that every human being on earth has a goal. You want a million dollars, as I mentioned in the example above. Yes, there are people out there who want that as well, and even more if they get the opportunity to make it. So what distinguishes you from the rest? It is simple, how you aim to achieve it. Others might still be in the loop of fantasizing about the money, but you are already making business moves. Starting a business, writing on the blockchain, taking up jobs, and investing in what you understand for the future.
The goal is only an end product of the work put in. If you obsess over the work, putting in the effort steadily, achieving your goal will be a natural result. It will be like a situation where you only get what you have been working hard for. Nothing comes easily without putting in the effort, which is why it is more important to be obsessed with the how rather than the goal.
Another example I could use is writing, which I am sure many will be able to relate to since they dish out a lot of content on Hive. It is common to experience writer's block once in a while, especially when it feels like nothing much is happening for you at the moment. For sure, I have felt like that once in a while. In fact, I felt like that while participating in the Hivecreator challenge of writing for 14 days. There were days when I did not want to write a single thing or did not have much to write about. But when I remember to see it as an extension of expressing myself. I did not care much. Simply wrote how I felt and expressed my thoughts.
This is where the system comes in for me. I designated days when I know this is what I am going to write about. There are days in the week I write about chess, others about books, weekends for relaxation through movie reviews, and any other day of the week, I could write something random from my thoughts about a certain topic or how I feel at that given time. This is how I have focused on the system rather than the goal, and now I write almost every day without worrying about what to write.
Build your system, and the goal will only be a by-product.
I am @samostically, a chess player and writer. I love to share the experience I have gained from different battles over the 64 squares and the knowledgeable insights from books I have read. But most importantly, I am a Midnight Owl and I founded the community Midnight Letters.
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