I recently read Atomic Habits by James Clear, and also listened to some process philosophy from Steven West's Philosophize This. One takeaway that I had was on the danger of setting goals. I am trying to build a mindset of 'becoming' or to embrace the journey of the goal rather than really trying to achieve a specific milestone. - I want to reduce/eliminate my alcohol consumption to become a person that doesn't rely…
Ever since I came across this concept of focusing on habits/systems instead of goals, I've been confused. Surely we need both? Ali Abdaal expressed this well in this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rkRC728rIU I wish you all the best in your journey!
I think the concept is focusing on performing/developing the habits/systems required to achieve longer term goals. Kind of like focusing on what you can do today with what you have on hand for a project rather than focusing on finishing the whole project. For example, a goal under these guidelines might be "lose 10 lbs by July." The goal wouldn't be, "go to the gym 3x per week," or "eat X, Y, Z protein, carbs, and fat grams per meal." Those would be habits/systems to achieve the weight loss goal.