Today I read something different from what I read before in the book called Atomic Habits. It suggests that we should not focus on a single goal but on the whole system. The reasons are as follows: 1. Achieving a goal is only a momentary change because when you want to improve for good, you need to tackle the root causes of the problem. 2. Setting goals restricts your happiness because the problem with a goal-first mentality / approach is that you are continually putting your happiness off until the next milestone. For example, you always say: “Once I reach my goal, I’ll be happy.”. Moreover, setting goals create an “either-or” type of conflict: either you achieve your goal and are successful or you fail and you are a disappointment to yourself.

Today I read something different from what I read before in the book called Atomic Habits. It suggests that we should not focus on a single goal but on the overall system. The reasons are as follows: 1. Achieving a goal is only a momentary change because when you want to improve for good, you need to solve problems at the systems level. 2. Goals restrict your happiness because, for one thing, the problem with a goal-first mentality is that you are continually putting happiness off until the next milestone. For example, you always say: “Once I reach my goal, then I’ll be happy.”For another thing, goals create an “either-or” conflict: either you achieve your goal and are successful or you fail and you are a disappointment.