The HabitSystem
The HabitSystem

  1. The Seed

    1. 01Introduction2 min
    2. 02What Is The HabitSystem?3 min
    3. 03How Does The HabitSystem Work?6 min

  2. The Roots1

    1. 04The Root Cause of Habit Problems14 min
    2. 05The Solution: Action and Simplicity1 min
    3. 06Element #1: Action5 min
    4. 07Element #2: Simplicity11 min

  3. The Trunk2

    1. 08Element #3: Daily Repetition5 min
    2. 09Habit Taxonomy18 min
    3. 10Element #4: Tracking5 min
    4. 11Habit Tracking 10111 min
    5. 12Weathering a Storm: How to Skip Habits Beneficially5 min
    6. 13Pruning and Trimming: How To Deal with Bad Habits4 min

  4. The Crown3

    1. 14Element #5: The Habit Journey15 min
    2. 15The Habits29 min
    3. 16Mini Projects8 min
    4. 17Behavioral Habits4 min
    5. 18Mindset Habits3 min
    6. 19How To Set Up Your HabitSystem7 min

  5. Your System

    1. ✦Habit Tracker

The Crown3 min

Mindset Habits

How Your Growth Habits Will Affect your Mindset

Mindset Habits are the hardest habits to change. Depending on your Habit Journey, you will acquire different Mindset Habits. Most people will be more confident and have a more positive outlook on life after traveling on their Habit Journey, but the mileage may vary.

Consequently, it does not make a lot of sense to write about different Mindset Habits because they are the result of our experiences. For example, simply reading about the Stoics will not directly turn you into a Stoic. Rather, you have to immerse yourself in relevant experiences to really internalize what a stoic mindset is all about.

True confidence is built in the real world—not in a book, a console game, or on Instagram. For instance, just reading a lot will not turn you into a successful and happy human being. You have to go out and take massive action! Growth Habits enable you to do this long-term, sustainably, and successfully.

One Mindset Habit, however, that almost all people develop on their Habit Journey is what I call the generic habit learning skill. It is the last “habit” I want to present to you in this book. I left it for the end because it naturally enhances all aspects of your HabitSystem progress. This skill is extremely powerful once fully internalized, and it has the potential to be life changing.

Generic Habit Learning Skill (GHLS)

For the sake of simplicity, we’ll call the Generic Habit Learning Skill, GHLS. Undoubtedly, it’s one of the most important skills you can acquire. It may not be as obvious or tangible of a skill like drawing or coding. For this reason, I consider GHLS to be a Mindset Habit.

In essence, GHLS implies that you have the skill to make anything you want into a habit. This, obviously, is extremely powerful—especially in the long run. Just think about the possibilities this suggests: everything you want to implement as a habit is possible. The idea itself implies a very empowering significance: Everything can be learned. Let that sink in for a moment.

When we grow up, we go through kindergarten, grade school, high school, and college. Inevitably, we will meet people with a better skill set than our own. Such is the nature of our world, even if you are Warren Buffett—Bill Gates is still the richest man in the world.

Often, we compare ourselves to people with a better skill set or more accolades of achievement. Of course, these comparisons make us unhappy. Many people then proclaim that other people are just better because of sheer luck or talent. I do not want to discuss the importance of luck (it sure as hell plays a role), or how much talent and genetics play a role (they do impact things, of course). However, I want to present you with an alternative idea: No matter your talent, you can learn more than you might think.

Our brain is the most powerful tool in the world. Science has shown time and again that even people with an average intelligence level can succeed because of sheer determination and hard work.

Consider this: even I could develop decent drawing skills. I never considered myself particularly talented but by making drawing a daily habit, my skill set became better and better. The same thing holds true for my writing and my Spanish skills. I’m far from being the next Van Gogh or Goethe, and my Spanish isn’t proficient yet either. However, through Daily Repetition, I was able to learn all these skills.

Let me put it this way: habits will give you the confidence to try out new things—things you once believed you lacked talent to even try.

The GHLS is the result of successful habit implementation. Once you have grasped and fully internalized the concept of habits as outlined in this book, you will acquire this skill. This will take about a year.

A year into your Habit Journey, your mindset will be propelled and you will naturally acquire the GHLS. Of course, over time, you will further refine this skill. Everything is a journey and a journey never ends, there is no destination. Consequently, you cannot master this skill. The only thing you can do is acquire more and more habits over time. This allows you to further tap the opportunities that life offers.