Goals vs. Systems: HOW TO FAIL AND STILL WIN BIG by Scott Adams

[@nathananderson8720]

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[@duhamkai]

Don't focus on your goal. Focus on your behavior towards the goal.

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[@SigitNice]

100% right!

[@ahmadt.eltahan757]

This book has transformed my life forever... The piece of information included in this book is a life changing when u mix it the encouragement voice tone of the narrator.. I love this channel 💗

[@mtscott]

Rather than binary it’s probably a combination of both that wins: e.g. exercise daily plus run a marathon at end of year. Systems enable sustained effort and application, goals enable achievement of discrete events.

[@gt4748]

One thing not mentioned here, but strikes me in a systems approach is that every day is much more likely to be "great" in a systems approach compared to the sort of mindset that goal focus imposes.

[@thesunthrone]

That's the key point Scott makes. In a goal mindset, you win only when you achieve the goal. Every day is a struggle to get to that goal, essentially a "lose" state, and this can get demoralizing, doubly so when you actually win and get the goal, because you have no idea where to go next. In a systems approach, if you work the system, that's a win for that day and makes it much easier to sustain the endeavor. Which, in turn, makes it far more likely for you to get where you want to, because you chip away at it every single day.

[@shanu6478]

Getting A+ is a goal studying daily is a system

[@androidkasha]

Before this book, you didnt know that you should study daily to get good grades?

[@Wolf-wn6nk]

@@androidkasha People act like goals and systems don't work in tandem. Morons.

[@thehorde4868]

Facts

[@mahmoudalfouly7822]

@@androidkasha mannn!! 😂😂😂

[@daarom3472]

getting rich is a goal, consistently getting A+ is a system.

[@karinas5833]

This reminds me one of Jim Rohn's speech. It goes something like it's not about achieving your goals but it's the person you will become. Similar to a classic quote talking about it's not destination but it is the journey.

[@changkuo]

This has become my go-to source for self-improvement help, thank you.

[@Ramdas_Devadiga]

A process that defines your system, needs to be seen and orchestrated on a fundamental level. The more clearly you see every moving part of your process, more flexible, malleable and satisfying your routines will be. For e.g. if studying everyday is your process/system/routine, setting up your table every night for next days work, having the smoothest pen to jot down your notes, keeping that window open just enough for the right amount of light to flush in on your table, etc, details such as these, the control on such a fundamental level is what needs to be noticed and carried out, every single day. Studying everyday or working out everyday or eating healthy daily is still a rough draft for your process. You need to break it down and see things at a more fundamental level. Try and control the individual elements that make up your daily process and then the chances are high for you to have a solid foundation to put a good system in place. Good luck to you all.

[@Pneumanon]

In other words, don't aim to write a book, become a writer.

[@kab00mKap0w]

Not quite. A book is a permanent achievement. We wouldn’t say “don’t aim to build a house. Become a builder.” But working on the writing skills is certainly essential.

[@Pneumanon]

@@kab00mKap0w Why wouldn't we say that? A person who succeeds at building 'a house' builds exactly that- a house. A successful builder spends their entire working life building houses. Houses of all different shapes, sizes and materials as required. They may start as an apprentice but eventually through the acquisition of experience they become the boss and employ others to work for them, building houses for them, potentially at multiple sites at once. A person who 'becomes a writer' aims to develop a lifelong commitment and mastery of the craft of writing which includes by definition the writing of many books.

[@executiveinstitute]

@@Pneumanon The process goal would be write an hour a day... the outcome goal is to write a book. You can have both goals, but the focus is on the process goal because if you do it long enough, you will achieve the outcome goal.

[@Pneumanon]

@@executiveinstitute Sure. But my point is, DON'T aim to write 'a book'. The goal is too small. If you want to write a good book, aim to become a writer. The good book you write most likely won't be the first one you write. You can paint 'a painting', but if that is your goal I can guarantee the painting you paint will not be good and nobody outside your immediate family will care. If, on the other hand, you aim to become a painter you will by necessity paint many many paintings, and over time your body of work will add up to something. Your craft will improve, you will begin to express yourself through your paintings and people will be able to understand something about who you are through them. If you aim to 'write a book' you can create goals to get you there, squeezing in an hour of writing a day or whatever. But if you aim to become a writer, that becomes what you ARE- everything else in your life contributes to that and is subordinate to that.

[@Ramdas_Devadiga]

Write a page, everyday. That's a system.

[@fayezmahfoud1316]

Being responsible in life and my work is a goal….but daily reading is a system that puts me in the right mindset of being a responsible man

[@BienStar360-Videos]

1. Develop and follow a system, rather than to focus on a goal. 2. Success = Luck (timing) x Skills (to maximize chances).

[@rickycarter536]

Lag measures and lead measures mentioned in the 4 Disciplines of executions also say the similar thing.

[@Obtaineudaimonia]

Enjoyed this one a lot. Good work.

[@22Lovejoy]

I believe goals can point you in the right direction when it comes to the daily habits & life systems needed to cultivate the life you want

[@julesexequielsuico5680]

THIS VIDEOOO DESERVESS MORE VIEWS.

[@christopherkelly9985]

Good analysis. This may be Scott’s primary contribution to society. That progress is as much a function of system versus goal setting….. Much of what ever else he blathers on about is useless

[@lawrencechukwuemeka93]

In other words, fasting 2 lose that weight for 7/21 days is a goal, but eating clean and staying away from junk food is a system 🤗 thanks guys.

[@StoicalZebra751]

Great summary Nathan. One idea - maybe consider having the final sketch at the end of the video as a PDF download as well. I found the image to be a concise summary.

[@railzip]

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[@advancetotabletop5328]

As someone who does taxes every year… yeah, you can’t always have goals but must have systems! Thanks for the video!

[@BokangTreasureM]

thank you for the summary just got the gist of the whole book now i can start reading it

[@SergioRugerio]

An other diamond 💎 from this invaluable channel

[@jsguitargeek1432]

Brilliant post man... thank you very much!

[@B_Son]

Hey man just wanted to say good work on these videos, the art is welcoming and friendly, the information concise and interest piquing.... I look forward to more of your videos!

[@EmptyAngelo]

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THESE VIDEOS MAN, I don't know how you do it, hopefully you get paid or something, but damn, you are so wonderful for sharing these beautiful nuggets of wisdom with us. Thanks a million times over!

[@vilandes]

nice. There is so much flabby material that you can spend hours watching. Very helpful.

[@TheGuruNetOn]

Corporates want you to focus on their goals not on developing your skills. They're basically outsourcing their work to you (but paying a fixed salary rather than by the hour). In fact the more skilled you become the more likely you'll be to leave for greener pastures. This is why many highly skilled people work as consultants.

[@1stGruhn]

Fortune favors the prepared. This is what those who stress the "lucky always win" fail to acknowledge the effort involved in being prepared for success. You need goals, but the systems used to achieve them are more important: optimize your systems, there will always be improvements that can be made. Learn the lean system, it can be helpful to think about efficiency.

[@alanoreilly8370]

Awesome videos dude, hope this takes off for you, its a cool approach to reviewing books!

[@ProductivityGame]

Thanks Alan!

[@alanoreilly8370]

@@ProductivityGame lol it looks like it did!

[@Omegav3rse]

Goals = Expectations. Systems = No expectations instead just going with the flow

[@richsackett3423]

Not really how systems work.

[@alexa574]

Thank you for sharing this was very helpful. Been looking into improving my systems, this helped break things down. Ill need to get the book.

[@love83forever]

This was brilliant!

[@hyberkonawa272]

As a person with Dyslexia, I hate setting Goals especially when people pressures me to set Goals. The way I see Goals, is almost like procrastination and predictions of my Future self, that I personally can't see. Making a "System".... makes much sense to me, and often feels like an investment passively.

[@georgemanka]

Atomic Habits by James Clear

[@DrSmitaChakote]

Thank you love your summaries

[@adityajadhav6319]

I love your channel ❤️

[@amnora3076]

This is really amazing! Thanks for posting!

[@tnekkc]

Bill Gates and Paul Allen had their own keys to get into the computer punch card room at Lakeside private high school. But they had no chance of getting a date with any girls in that school. This fact is not published anywhere. They were not focused on getting laid goals.

[@kenrock6136]

I never knew that. But now that makes sense

[@paulotr]

Goals are powerful if you back them with attitude, actions , and skills. Goals not backed by attitudes, actions and skills, will fail or be "losers". Scott used affirmations to back his goals, even while Saturday Night Live Dousche Al Franken made constant fun of the practice.

[@NewPeruvianReacts]

Awesome, thanks

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Thanks for making these video of books 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@srikanthsharma786]

Excellant, thanks

[@vagoulas1986]

Great video as usual! Very informative for me! Thanks a ton!

[@Pimpjit85]

I wonder if both are important. The goal provides direction and bigger picture thinking, whereas the system promotes discipline and action.

[@4usupplies526]

Powerful insights 💪

[@nickwilkinson8171]

Great Video!

[@javiertrevino5535]

Excellent.

[@rozadafacundo]

what about his chapter on Affirmations? do a video on that

[@americanbuilttolast]

Thank You, Sir!

[@justinrockmore327]

This I'm gonna say might be wrong. But I was just thinking that you have two kinds of advice: 1. Advice from a person that succeeded in something. Or just them telling you how they see the world and what they do. (Like Scott Adams, Warren Buffett,...) 2. Advice from a "guru" that suddenly came up with an idea, a sudden enlightenment. And it is an idea that sounds logical and makes sense to everyone, despite not having been proven, and likely being totally useless and ineffective. (in this category could be the advice from "gurus" like Peterson, Tony Robins, ...) (Of course this thing I am saying, falls in the second category)

[@wade2bosh]

peterson has experience in clinical psych

[@audiobooksummary5279]

A real bestseller!

[@producermind9030]

This is sooo true!!!!

[@havemercy8261]

Thanks

[@makoabastida-ruddock5341]

So tomorrow I am taking myself out of a 1/3 ownership of a flooring business I own a successful lawn care business in Alabama and I invested in a flooring business with two of the guys that rent rooms in my first house The business has not gone well (The flooring business) but I find it amusing watching this video because the way I already approach things is a systems based analysis on how to move forward So tomorrow I'm going to show this video to my business partners explain to them why I'm stepping out of the flooring business because my goal is not to become wealthy through flooring my goal is to become wealthy through helping other people attaining a higher living standard If my business partners (soon to be former business partner's) cannot understand his perspective and that confirms my opinion that my current business partners are not ready to take on business ownership

[@jjvs9]

Second Breakfast goals are for losers bro

[@nancydotimas1399]

Good luck human

[@sigalsmadar4547]

that these guys "rent rooms in your first house" would be my first clue they're not ready....

[@Ccm2019]

Everyone knows this is the proper approach, but business world only yields for results.

[@hikodzu]

Make a Goal and then create a Systems to achieve it, boom

[@ReflectionOcean]

Goals are great for simple task. Systems are great for long term endeavors. Focus on skill.

[@feintfoot1589]

I don't think goals and systems are mutually exclusive. In my experience you create systems to achieve goals. The whole "goals are for losers" slogan is just to get attention.

[@MrMirak83]

Can't agree more

[@Ccm2019]

@@MrMirak83 Goals are another term for “completion” everyone who have this mindset are bound to get ruined. The whole purpose of the book is to stop asking for completion in life rather focus your behaviors on loving every moment you have so somehow you can achieve that destination or experience.

[@teodorajuduc]

Totally agree, systems are there to sustain a goal and help us get closer to it. A system remains in place and can be reused in another situation, where when a goal is achieved, you move to the next one. the more you grow, the more you learn about what's possible, and goals can change. Where on the other hand, systems can be improved and reutilized.

[@androidkasha]

People usually try to follow the system when make s goal. People go to the gym, eat healthy food, but then give up. How this book can help not to give up?

[@MadinabonuShavkatjonova]

Is there translation of book in russian

[@ahmed-eslam]

check out objectives and key results

[@SBNewMe]

I was with you right up to the Bill Gates thing....skills x luck? Yeah, right.

[@imrankhansaami]

System lead to the goal

[@ichigo_kurosaaki]

I can understand that a System is what helps people to obtain skills. But what about Dreams, I believe Goals are perfect way to put someone's life dreams in order to pursue them. And I find it difficult to be motivated without knowing what's in it ahead of me. I don't disagree with concept and point of view. But I believe there is definitely more to it.

[@teodorajuduc]

We love to dream and I think our dreams became our goals in a way or other. I agree we need to know the direction we are heading towards and the person we want to become, but sometimes the path is not easy and we can get distracted by so many things. That's when having a solid system can help you to keep going even when you wanna give up on your dream.

[@amusician6667]

I trying to do that.

[@miketemple7686]

My experience in the investment industry helped me to become a better company strategy advisor.

[@phil562]

W. E. Deming has been saying this since WWII.

[@p75517]

Even that's not enough

[@xhonlemuelsorillo4012]

Like it ❤️

[@fullmindstorm]

This is rhetoric. Im glad I didn’t buy the book, you saved me money sir. Thank you. 🙏

[@VicTheMonster]

facts

[@gray_mara]

Go ahead and set a system without a goal. See how much time you waste. Systems without goals are meaningless. It's super edgy, yeah, to say "set systems rather than goals," but if you set your goals properly, that process will include things like understanding why you're pursuing the goal and a detailed, achievable roadmap for attaining the goal. This advice shows a fundamental misunderstanding about how to set goals in the first place, so no wonder they think goal setting is useless.

[@kimroquecuaca3462]

MOST PEOPLE BLINDLY FOLLOW SYSTEMS INTEAD OF FOLLOWING THEIR GOALS. Systems are the opposite of goals, they are about creating a repeatable set of actions instead of focusing on a final outcome. Focusing on a goal gives you a better chance to succeed as it forces you to push more effort. What is important of about setting goals is that, whenever you have a big goal as a target, you gradually become the person worthy of that target. It transforms you. Its not the end goal that count, but the journey, the person you become in that journey or, in Nietzsche's words, "What is great in a man is that he is a bridge towards something greater, and not an end goal". The person you become in that journey is what matters, not the achievement of the goal. Following a great goal helps us improve ourselves, to become better people, for which we need to go step by step, overcoming one obstacle at a time. When you set a goal, you set it based on your dreams and wishes, but you also set a deadline together with the goal and that puts some expectations on yourself. On the contrary, when you follow a system, in your workplace for example, the expectations are not that great, it is about following some daily habit, without forcing yourself to push your limits. Thus, systems are for people who avoid this stress of pursuing a goal and who prefer comfort instead of making their dreams come true. The most important thing is to have a personal goals, meaning they should be your goals, not dictated by anyone else. To achieve these goals, you might need to have a system as well, but not a system borrowed from somebody else, it should be your system, designed to help you to reach your personal goal, a system which you should change whenever necessary. You need clear targets and to develop a set of steps which can help you to achieve those targets. For example make a list with all the things you want to achieve in the next 5 years, another list with things to achieve in the next year, then the next 3 months, then a month then this week and then today. Then prioritize, think about what is most important. Organise your life according to you major goals, don't structure your life-plans according to a system of someone else's design, such as the company you work for, for example.

[@blengi]

Systems for what? No system or systems are ideally placed to satisfy the specifics of Goals in general, so focusing on systems is somewhat moot without the context a goal provides. Human brain basically makes us goal orientated to be safe, get food, get laid etc and lets the context of these motivations decide the requisite systems to employ or learn. Any other way is not efficient as betrayed by economies and ecologies optimizing sub parts toward goal orientated specializations to order be successful....

[@stevenholladay6421]

I did not recognize the pic of Scott with all that hair

[@dallassegno]

"succeed"

[@dallassegno]

ha ha ha being a serial entrepreneur is a system?! what robot made this video?

[@RandyVollrath1]

Being a serial entrepreneur is not a system. Working on your business 2 hours a day is a system.

[@Wolf-wn6nk]

Goals and Systems work in tandem, dummies.

[@Zoonofski]

I would say, take success advice from a comic book author with a big grain of salt. You obviously need goals and systems to succeed in anything with complexity.

[@jessysoulmanscofield]

Who's Scott Adam?

[@amnora3076]

In case your not joking www.gocomics.com/dilbert-classics/2016/05/22

[@jessysoulmanscofield]

Oh yeah I know him

[@amnora3076]

I was a little nervous ;)

[@rakoontvofficial]

Hello, I could not find your email address for the PDF file? Please post. Thank you

[@rhushirajmehta6760]

LUCK - Labour Under Correct Knowledge

[@reid2992]

Criticism Saying one thing is more important than the other is misguided because it ignores subjectivity and makes an all or nothing statement. "Goals are for failures" is an absurd statement that serves no other purpose than to draw viewer attention and make it difficult for them to understand the primary point. What it's trying to say is this: the system or processes that a person uses to obtain a goal are important and that goals by itself are not enough (which is... obvious!?). So a person says, "I want to get an amazing job". That's a goal. It doesn't mean anything by itself. This person makes no effort to explore how to get there and believes that just having that goal will somehow have him reach it (BRUH). The person must also decide how to get there. For instance: getting good grades, building their profile, and being proactive in various roles. You build the system further by specifying how you do all these, set tasks, and stick to them. Being intrinsically motivated (having actions being an end in itself rather than a means to an end, look it up for more info) is also a great plus. So the primary idea is good but the portrayal not so much imo.

[@zaccomusic]

nice video want to be friend?

[@RC-md2yx]

This is not backed by science

[@perliva]

You should work on your sketching skills. :)

[@richsackett3423]

Funny how casually you bought into a fallacy which almost destroyed our country, "he has reached a high level of success, so he must know what he's talking about." I doubt you'd make that mistake again five years on. NFN, Adams is a Trump fan.