"I Can't Stick To My Habits" (HERE'S WHY) 

“If you want to be a writer, write” -Epictetus

Both you and Matt D’Avella uploaded at the same time, difficult decisions were made.

I don’t do habits like journaling daily anymore. I just do it when I feel like it and expect the most benefits in that moment.

Legends know that this title was given by us!! 👍😂😂

I’m not sure who does your editing, but they need a raise lol

The title and content are attention grabbing, but in my experience: -Not all but still some habits are necessary (especially small key habits that creates chain reaction) for people that easily feel lost within thoughts & anxiety. They don't have to be always beneficial to your interest. -Keep habits simple. Don't push for unsustainable +30 min habits, just keep them under 10 min. -Try to conquer them in the morning. This way you'll not carry the burden of thoughts about your habit tracking. Also you'll start your day with victory. So, i still think habits are underrated in our society...

I have a total different defenition of a habit, i think you don't even talk about habits, you're more talking about building habits. If you have to think about a habit, it's not a habit. I have the habit of brushing my teeth after i get up. I don't think about it for a second, that's why it's useful. I don't need any willpower/discipline to do it, i simply just do it, every day without even focusing on it. Thats why habits are powerful. To build habits you need willpower and thoughts, but only as long as you made them into a HABIT. I am the only one who thinks Andrew paint his pictures way to black and white?

to sum up: everyone got limited resources -> focus on the habits whats most beneficial for ur profession.

People lack self discipline in their life. That's what kills most dreams

Apparently Thomas Shelby does not like sticking to habits.

His videos are always well thought out. It shows how much effort he puts in every video and not like those others who prioritize quantity over quality

I do meditation before sleep, Wim Hof Method breathing and cold shower in the morning, yoga 6 days a week and running 4 days a week, 16/8 fasting for more than half a year already. I tried yoga and running before, but always got out with some excuses after like 12-15 weeks of working on 1 habit. I was fucked up and tired of it, so i decided to start acting always instead of overthinking everything. From beginning, i remind myself to do those routines with some phone app, but honestly you can just put a mark on paper or whatever, then it got automatic and i dont need to remind anymore. I never think about it, i just do, because i always think and think about thinking before. So for me start of this video is already kinda not true. Also worth mentioned that i started all of these routines at once, after reading Goggins and Willink's books, also re-watched for some reason Will Hunting movie and it really hits me. Discipline is a muscle and you can train it hard. Also Willinks advice about procrastinating on rest was golden for starters, like if you want to delay your workout cuz u kinda tired - do it anyway through the motions and plan a rest for tomorrow, but then you wont rest tomorrow cuz it was a weakness yesterday. Consistency over intensity is the key. Its like a part of my being now, never think about it even in a proccess, i just turn off my brain and its working as meditation series, and you got physical benefits, willpower and discipline.

"Habit in the true sense is when you actually don't have to remember to do it and be forceful". Its just happens. You do it automatically either consciously or subconsciously. If you have to keep remembering or forcing to do it, then you are still in the phase of trying to form habit and you can't call it your habit yet.

Oof. I am studying for a master's degree but I ended up taking to gaming a lot. Now I play in tournaments but the difficulty comes with realising that I constructed a reality of gaming so I can underperform in my life. I don't have a job or anything. I even gave up some habits that were supposed to make me a really good artist. I like music and writing and those things go well with academia in my opinion but I have been putting so much stuff off in my life. My relationship ended a while ago and it seems as though to the eyes of those I know I found it easier to not move on from that either.

This video is so important honestly. This is exactly what I have been thinking about for a while now. I'm really grateful for this video. There are simply far too many videos, posts, articles etc. telling us what we SHOULD be doing everyday and they almost shame/belittle you for not doing them all. They're just force feeding us things that have no proper/significant impact on our life(style) and goals. People need to realize that doing a million "healthy" things isn't miraculously going to make you a better person who achieves all their goals and lives a life that truly brings them joy. You can follow all the "millionaire mindset" videos in the world and still be miserable. It truly all comes down to whether you're focusing on the main thing or not. And if you don't know what your main thing is you should go figure that out first, because no amount of RU-vid videos will ever be able to tell you exactly what it is your soul desires. Only you can do that by experimenting with whatever brings you joy.

I'm quite disturbed at how this video told me exactly what I needed to hear, at exactly the point of my life that I needed to hear it.

I see loads of productivity videos, some of them based their channel on the topic. We are now having information overload, we started to dwell more on how to be productive than actually being productive.

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Everyone should read "the one thing". It explores more on being highly productive by doing less.

Andrew, you have no idea how much you spark motivation into my life. Keep doing the owesome work you do and keep making people's lives better.

We are lucky that we know about this channel(very rare people know about this channel) because we have been from beginning before it got famous, I mean when it will hit 1million then I think his channel will grow more faster, but now this is a channel very few know. We are lucky,,,,, To have this channel in our life, before it reached to millions of people we got it first. Keep it up bro, Your content are amazing.

I've been trying to implement more habits (meditation, journaling etc.) for the past few months and they've felt like burdens and I just didn't know how to explain why. This video perfectly describes what I was feeling and it's such a relief that another person understands this. Thank you for making this!!!

there's something positive about you, that makes me want to do the right thing instead of procrastination

Exactly! IM OVERWHELMED! Thank you!

The legend says that if one is early one can get a heart

"Keeping the main thing, the main thing"... so simple, but not easy. Thanks for the reminder!

"Keep the main thing, the main thing." Wow that's so important

Habit: an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary. I think what makes a habit a habit is that it is indeed done without thought, but rather in an automatic way, therefore if a particular routine occupies your thoughts it's not a habit. Also how habits can indirectly affect the rest of your day (specially keystone habits) is wildly overlooked.

i just found ur channel a week ago. saw the detox playlist and i have it saved because right now i feel im not gonna be totally invested if i do it. i know im going to do it but im giving myself just a little more summer to enjoy cuz i work at home all the time so for me summers are my only happy times. i love ur content. like this video. u are so explicit and basically debunking everything i thought i was gaining by consuming self improovement vids but at the same time u are reconstructing my vision and my plans in a way more productive manner. thank you ! thank you ! thank you ! you really are helpful

Thank you, I lost my side gig recently. I've been looking for a new side job for a few days and put my personal goals on the back burner again. I needed to hear this. Thank you!

Reminds me of the the quote "Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great." Love the idea that we must constantly remind ourselves of our ONE HABIT that we have to truly focus on for that period of our life, and let the other habits play a supporting role and act as accelerators. Excellent video always Andrew🔥

He looks Cillian Murphy and Elon Musk but also at the same time, not.

My mind? BOOM! Thank you my friend! This is exactly what I needed to hear. I've been getting subtle hints but have been refusing to let go of the other important things. Thank you, thank you.

That part on reasoning from analogy instead of first principle made it all come into place for me…So true that we create our life mostly around how we’ve been told it should be rather than what’s best for us…Enough if that! Thank you this was super insightful !!

Keeping up with trendy habits while neglecting the Main Thing 🤦🏿‍♀️

Every time I watch your videos I feel like I’m watch a documentary! I love it!😂

Man, the quality of your vids just can't even think of stop growing every single time. You're the realest beaver on the river.

Wow! My life officially changes NOW! Making the main thing the main thing: 99% of my focus and energy on my main goal. Thanks a lot my man🙏

Man, I love you channel and the amount of effort you put into getting us these insights. On habits BJ Fogg has done a fantastic research and come up with Tiny habits which focus on creating automaticity without wasting too much of our time on thinking or doing about it. Great final analysis. Completely agree on that. Keep learning keep sharing 👍

I swear to God, should anything come of my life this man is getting a shout-out for being my primary inspiration. My life is absolute garbage because I sit around with pointless knowledge all day long and I looked for self help videos intentionally. Hopefully the information he has given me will inspire me to make a better person of myself. Again, like I said, should I become any sort of successful kirby will know it.

Shiiiiiiiiid my day is literally full of habits that i have been finding difficult to keep up, thanks for the headsup chap

I’m so happy for how much your channel has grown! Well done man!

I am so glad to have found this video at the right time of my life. All of this makes so much sense, loved it! Keep growing!!!!

Its pandemic season, so obviously what I am about to say is figuratively speaking, but "I wanna hug you..." . Thanks, Andrew. . This one helps me a lot.

Hi. I just wanted to thank you. You won't believe how much you've helped me to manage dark phase of my life. I wish I could repay you for how much you've helped me. I'm really grateful to you. Thank you so much! ❤️

Thank you for this video. A proof that being great does not need to be old. You have managed to put words way better than I would ever do on something really simple. My 10 years in banking had tought me this : If you invest, make sure your ROI worth it. Because, even though you get your money back, there are some investements that are not worth invest. I say something similar to all my clients : Don't take my workd for granted, try for yourself, mesure the changes, if the changes are way more superior than the energy (your ROI), then continues, if not, don"t even do it. Thank you.

I wanna thank you... Not for any likes, not for any heart... Just you read it.. I'm so happy to know these things... Coz I was stuck in these things so much that I didn't even do my real work... And always I regret for something.. Like something is missing like that... I was so confused but You solved my problem... Thank you sooo much... May God bless you... You are a true God in disguise of human... You help us a lot in our bad times... Thank you.... My dear GOD😊☺

This video couldn't have come at a better time for me, I can really relate to the guilt of not keeping up with habits. Another thing I've noticed is that some habits like meditation help me a lot some days, while on other days it feels like it's taking time away more than it is helping. Meditation used to give me mental clarity, but recently I started writing in a journal and I find that to be the biggest way to clear my headspace. Anyway, thank you so much for this video! It really helps 😊

One thing I admired about you Andrew is the way you made me habituated to "Liking the videos". Until I watched your videos, other RU-vidrs would say please please like my videos and and it used to look cheap and needy. But your technique was quite different where you gave the reasoning for why we should like the videos and I liked your techniques.

Very true. Often tacking on more helpful habits is just a means of procrastination. An act of resistance against what you know you need to be doing. What I'm finding works well for me at this point in my life is using a few quick habits that upramp me into my main thing so that I go into it with momentum & focus

It's changing my life ....how deep you explained everything

Thank you Andrew. I really need this. I'm a digital artist and I felt like I was slacking off and haven't focusing on my main goal. I'll start to grab my pen now, and start drawing again. :)

This is exactly that reminder I needed today. I got overwhelmed with how I was gonna incorporate all those little habits that reflect my many interests to the point that my day felt so crowded and suffocating. Yeah, I just needed focus.

I really hope you one day have a million views for your videos. Your videos are literally some of the best - high productivity - videos on RU-vid. I have listened to many different creators who all pretty much say the same thing but your focus on what is the main thing vs what is a good thing, is a game changer. Best wishes and please keep making videos.

This was very inspiring. I've always wanted to go into Engineering but found myself making test server gaming videos instead.

I love the insight in this video. Just recently I decided to just everyday make up my mind about the most important thing I can do each day for my most important goals, and let my whole day develop around that one thing.

This really hit me. I was doing what other successful are doing but it wasn't my main thing. Thanks for this video, this enlightens me.

Man, I love your videos. Everything you say is ACTUALLY helpful and so simple and practical

While i agree you need to focus most of your energy on your career, if you do nothing but that you will slowly go insane. Many of these other habits help you manage your mind and keep you balanced, so some of them are certainly worth doing. Additionally, once your habit has set in and become concrete, not much thought and energy has to go into it, you just do it automatically, so the only cost is the time.

this is too good! i'm far too guilty of literally every single one of those habits mentioned in the beginning LOL i'm pretty good at sticking with the ones i need the most. eg: meditation 10 mins every morning, although i only journal once a week for a check-in, Whim Hoff, when i have the energy, i fell off the bullet train trend though. I've got to say Andrew, I've been checking out quite a few of your videos recently and i genuinely wish i had this when i was in high-school! keep up the great work! :)

If you're a student you should focus on study... I literally didn't make my time to study but I mediate , journal, exercise ......like everything I'm 15 and am in this journey for like almost a year This journey has been so interesting and it's going to be .....it's like being a best version of yourself every day

To be honest, I see a lot of motivation videos to reach my goals, but I never know where I should start or what I should focus on. Today, when I watched this video, it gave me the direction to achieve my goals. Thank you a lot 💚

I've been watching your videos for a whole day! Really good stuff! Nd I love how honest you are 💖

After 228 videos,finally you walked the full circle, and came back to doing what is actually important, congratulations my brother.

1. Habbit occupies memory 2. It cost time 3. Habit is zero sums game choose habit with high leverage Welcome 😊

Andrew, this is amazing! I live a very successful life. However, lately, things have just not been right and now I understand why. just way too many self-improving habits and not doing the #1 most important thing. Thank you so much!!!

Your videos are getting better and better, both the content and the visuals. I am so so glad I found your channel back in the day. Keep it up!

I needed this so much, i was focused on doing other habits that the main thing in my life was the last thing I'd do in the day and it sucks, so Thank you so much for coming at the right time

One of the main things that makes me dismiss so many of the people telling me to just ditch the habits that "wastr my time" like social media and gaming is that though these habits seldom have a big financial improvement or whatever (though they can), I have something I like to call an Emotional Tax that I need to pay In my case, my chronic loneliness and sense of alienation pushes me to stay on social media because doing anything else makes this lingering, creeping loneliness slowly crawl back to my brain and destroy me "Talk to people in the real world then!" Oho did I try. But my interests and my country's culture are so vastly disconnected that bonding with anyone over a habit/mutual is so, so rare... That when it happens, the people are only interested in me for this habit, not me as a person. At least I'm good in social media At least I enjoy gaming At least these "waste of time"s give me a sense that life is worth living rather than an empty agony of "habit building"

You have a very modern mind and clear reasoning. I love listening to you! This video has a good point, it's going to make my day easier tomorrow. Cheers!

Ok I believe the world needed this video in a time when we're being brainwashed with all kinds of self improvement videos and good habits etc. Thank you

I think we should create a schedule. Keep it simple and try our best to stick to it. We may fall off it but we should get right back up the next day. Also we should not lose focus on the main thing of our life that has high leverage and therefore should dedicate our time wisely. Thank you for this vid. I was feeling overwhelmed with my habit trackers and breaking the streak.

Whoaa I'm going to be an essentialist then.... Great video, really opened my mind

As an educational psychologist, I want to thank you for keeping in the takes where you make a mistake, verbally. It sets a good example that you can make mistakes and keep going. Also that you don't have to spend hours and hours getting a perfect take, when you are still getting the point across.

I once wrote a spreadsheet of everything I'd ideally want to do "daily". It was 2-1/2 days' worth.

Wow this was actually the most helpful productivity video I've ever watched. After trying all these habits, all I really needed to do was simplify my life and focus. LOL go figure.

I love how we can even follow your journey on reflection and everything I feel like I do it with you and even come up with the same thoughts. Overdid some habits and then I had 2h of morning routine xD but yeah thanks for sharing and keep putting in the great work!🙌🏼🙌🏼💕

Id really love a video about making big decisions in life, like should I go to school, should I apply for this job, should I move out. An explanation of how to take the jump towards one's potential

You have hit the truth on us. Thanks for bringing the point of focusing on main thing. Thats the real habit!

Focus on your purpose! Important lesson!

Nice one Andrew Keep up the good work and stick to your main habit of making amazing videos!

After just reading your title I deleted my productivity app. Then I watched your video and knew I did the right thing. I was trying to apply all of what it was recommended to me, but none of it stuck or was overwhelmed by the number of habits it was trying to teach me. I still loved the app, but it wasn't providing me the benefits I was looking for if I were to just focus on the fewer habits that are working for me.

Do things that are good for your health and all other areas of your life will improve

Thank you so much for always be on point. Much love

a good habit over time, happens with the least amount of mental effort, so true.. developing a new one is a relationship

Thanks so much, I've been stuck in between two mindframes about what I want to do, and this video has helped me to realise what it is I really need to do, so I'm going to start, asap. Thanks again, so much

Good tip, Just make yourself a list of stuff that you want to do in a day to day bases. When you hang this list in your room for example you don't need to remember this stuff and you can just look at it real quick and remember what you wanted to do. 💪🏻

You're finding a more and more natural and engaging pace on camera, as your channel goes along. Watching your videos develop has been really cool. And you continue to write material that's quite a bit more original/uncommon than other channels in this space. Keep it up man, love it

Thank u thank u thank u. The guilt i was feeling was sooo real. I really needed to hear this💯

Hi Andrew, FANTASTIC VIDEO. i've watched more than a dozen of your videos, and those of Patrick Bet David, Tom Bilyeu, but this is the BEST VIDEO ever for anyone who wants to be successful. For those of you who haven't seen it, it's this: Focus 99.0% of your time on the main thing. And if you have 10 other stuff to do, divide the remaining 0.1% among those 10 things. Remember 99.9% of your time on the Main Thing. Ilove you Mr. Kirby!!!

I used to think that habits are boring no matter how effective they may be. I don't like when things are over organized, and it just takes too much time. But with experience, I understood that the real phase that makes habits take me too much effort is when I am trying to implement them. I need to think about it, do research, prepare for it...and everything else you said. But in reality, I wake up at 6am, I take my morning coffee everyday, I read a few pages, I practice my hobbies, I work in the morning, study in the evening, cook once a day, go on social media... And these are habits ! They don't take me a lot of effort and I don't need to think about them for so long. They are just habits. I would prefer that it takes me a lot of energy for a month to implement a habit that could help me move forward instead of not doing anything knowing that I can be more productive if I change my routine. But I completely understand what you said and I've learned a lot of things. Very informative, thanks for sharing your point of view !

Thanks man for the efforts you're putting into these videos to make our life better. Much appreciated. Love from Australia.

You woke me up! Thank you for all these pointers Andrew 🙏😍

I agree ... our will power is a limited resource. It needs to be used wisely to be the most productive. Great video 💜

Wow! This rewired and reconfigured my approach. Thanks sir!

Hallo Andrew thanks for charing your unique and critical point of view about some believes we have as a society towadays. Some poeple in the comments did missunderstand you...but what I got is: "1.)At first be MINIMAL with new habits, because it takes a LOT of energy. 2.) Think about the habit: Have you externally reason to do that or internally? 3.) Just DO IT until it doesn't take the breath out of you. One extra point of yours (I think): We as a society are crashed with "ideal habits", for example meditating, journaling...ect. and we should have a reflection on that topic, because not everyone is same and on the long term people get more STRESS instead of "changing life for the better with new habits". 🤔 I understand your perspective because I also made the same experience and it is SUCH a relief to JUST LET GO of "ideal habits" and learning to listen to the "inner voice"....🙃 I wish you and your family health and happiness and thank you ⚘ from Germanyyyy❤❤❤

Always high quality & valuable content! Thanks. enjoyed a lot!

When your first example started out "If you're an artist..." journaling instead of picking up a damn paint brush, I thought 'Oooooh booy.' I have never felt so called out in my life. ;_; My attempts to incorporate art into my daily routine have been mediocre at best, and always played second to something else. A day before watching this vid I had started adding practice sessions as the last part of my morning routine but this definitely got me rethinking things now.

Another Great video !! I wasn't going to agree with you but the last 3 minutes of the video changed my mind completely. Few weeks i was playing badminton as an exercise in the evening to improve my health and it was distracting me a lot. I was wasting my hours searching videos on youtube how to play a smash back lift etc and i was not focusing on my main work.. so later i stopped playing it.

Wow, so true. I never think of it like that before. Thanks for the info.