If you’ve failed your goals, please watch this video. 

I originally wanted this video to be "if you've failed your NEW YEARS goals" but then I realised this can literally apply to any goal. this video was largely inspired by the concept from ATOMIC HABITS: set SYSTEMS not GOALS. i've just adapted it to: Set an IDENTITY which RESULTS in systems and then leads you to the goal. this is rly versatile so here are a couple different phrases to show how versatile it is: Versions of yourself: "what would a version of me who's 10x more smarter do?" "what would a version of me who's 10x more disciplined do?" "what would a version of me who's 10x more understanding do?" General archetypes: "what would an athlete do?" "what would a healthy person do?" "what would a guy with a 6 pack do?" (The best one) Specific people/rolemodels: "what would David Goggins do?" "what would Jesus do?" "what would my dad do?" you can comment ur own ones but yeah ok bye

"what would Ruff do?" worked best for me for the past few months

For every like, Ruff needs to do 1 pushup Edit: pls sub gonna start uploading my journey as a 13 yo on self improvement tysm

I started reading atomic habits a while back now, and I’ve noticed that your videos are basically rephrasing the contents of the book, and that is something good, not bad, since it is such a good book but some people simply don’t have access to it, your videos however are free, easily digestible and understandable, good job ruff.

for me i am real bad at self control, i am legit addicted to youtube and instagram no matter how much i try, the feeling of lonliness makes go back to those damn apps. i am trying your tips and your channel has made a great impact on controlling the addiction, haha finally i went outside and touched some grass life feels great--- thank you so much ruff!! and also great video keep going

5:30 That is also said in the Atomic Habits book: the quote is something like that: "motion allows us to feel like we're making progress without running the risk of failure". So instead of actually doing the thing you're supposed to do, watching videos makes you feel like you're doing something productive (that's being in motion), but you're actually just planning on doing it. Strategizing isn't taking action.

Bro Ruffs starting to get away from kissing the camera

One insight I've had is that habit trackers really aren't for maintaining your habits, because like Ruff said they really can't do that. The thing they can be useful for is showing you exactly what you've been doing for these habits, and exposing that.

Ruff , You actually made me change. Lemme start from beginning I am a spoiled rich kid I would say that it's true but in my 12 year old I used money everyday , I was frequently on my phone and as in my heart I know I am doing is bad. Then i decided to watch many youtubers of self improvement but they never really worked i decided change many things but nope , as in today I am 16 years old I started watching yours video and understanding and learning many new things. Which made me finally change for example, Now i can wake up in the morning and I pray and workout and directly do my things , I have kinda stopped using my phone more. I have now good sleep , good routine. Thank you Ruff. I have decided keep it going this way and change myself more. I wish you a good luck on your journey too. (My English is bad and I typed it very quickly, please grammer police don't arrest me.)

I swear to god. Ruff is the best youtuber that makes video on actual problems, has no clickbailty thumbnail and always has an actionable steps. This guy really needs to reach a larger audience

Ngl thinking what my ideaal self will do is something that I've been doing for years and it has transformed my life. I'm in a much better position in life. I'm not there yet but I'm not too far. This is good advice. People who are feeling lost please apply this to your life.

I was feeling pretty low, but your video totally lifted my spirits!☺

Thanks bro for posting I have been waiting Your content videos really help me a lot

Having my finals next month…absolutely needed this Ruff! Tysm for always giving us so many valuable advices for free which we all can easily understand & implement in our lives…❤

Ruff's videos are like the (no bs (no bs)) version of those self improvement videos I don't watch your videos often, but I have notifs on; I often see your videos pop up, and its motivating to know that someone out there is trying hard and not slouching off, good work man

I needed this video, especially after I procrastinated the whole day thinking of how I'm going to finish my past papers, again and again, and guess what, created a goal, and failed. Went into the 'give up' phase, and BOOM, Ruff uploads this. THE TIMING

Thanks bro I will use this as my motivation for my glow up this 2024.

YOOO IMMEDIATELY REALISED THIS WAS ABOUT ATOMIC HABITS I've been reading the book for a while and the goals and systems relations are so true glad u cud include this in ur video cause people really ahven't been introduced to this perspective yet

Hey Ruff you’re my favorite motivation content creator I just wanted to thank you, your videos have been really helpful!!

i recently read atomic habits and your videos really go in depth about certain chapters, which is really helpful for me thank your ruff!!

Ruff everything you say is just perfect. Thank you

I thought this year would be the same as every year, I found your channel at the end of 2023...Currently I managed to hold out and continue working towards my resolution. I actually already see and feel differences in myself and my life. Finding your channel was actually life changing. I've never stuck to something this long.

What would Ruff do ? .... this is the only phrase that comes to my mind

He's speaking facts, i remember when i was thinking of my future and i thought that maybe i would want to serve in the army and for the first days i was a bit uncomfortable with that mindest, but overtime i just kind of got used to it, i was less concerned of the drawbacks of becoming a soldier and started to accept them more

I jst luv this man's video🤍🌟🌱

Man , as usual you are amazing 🤩

I've been watching your video for a while now.... its been months .... I came across you right before my HSC and now I'm 2 days away from the most important exam of my life.... the entrance exam of my medschool, super nervous and scared to face the reality(Its 3:34 am here) Not because I didn't study (It's relentlessly the opposite I studied really hard, 10 hours everyday of last 3 months) While I listen to you, I go through all the comments and it feels so great to realize I'm not alone. There are so many people around, struggling just like me. But I like this fact that we are all trying to be the better version of ourselves. And Ruff, on behalf of all of these people, Thank you. You're probably Younger than me but look at you, playing the role of elder brother in my life. I love you ❤

Somehow, you always make the right videos at the right times (for me ofc). Thank you, brother

I was going to skip the video but suddenly something inside me said "hold on, let him cook"

Go to gym tf. by going gym i can be attractive. o my god i donno that😂 That was dope

You know, i have the exact same thoughts of " what would _______ do ? " whenever i feel like i dont . But honestly, what you said about the list of what we need to do to get to our goals is right there and how we fail to act on them is a 100 percent true. I am currently in a state where i feel burntout and my discipline is hanging on a cliff. But, i wont give up though, cause i know that is what seperates the losers from the winners. To anyone else, who is also struggling, you got this! Dont give up and focus on the journey towards your goal( like stated in the video) . And thank you ruff.

Bro roasted the f out of "looking fresh" damn! I can't stop laughing. Great Advice Ruff 👍🏻

I'm kind of glad that this video was posted recently. I got my maths mock result the day this video was posted, and since then I couldn't go back on track on what I'm supposed to do because I got a lower grade than what I was expecting myself to get. Especially when I've been practicing on how to get better at the subject ever since august, and it's just kind of broke my hopes into moving from foundation maths to higher, and it just felt like I made no progress. I guess it's too late now since my gcses are in 3 months. Until now I still think about it, but watching this video made me feel slightly better. it's not the end of the world, really, since I just moved in to the uk a year ago and had to cram in of the lessons in each subject from scratch, so I understand that I'm not fully used to this system. I'm still studying tho, even if I'm very much demotivated. (Apologies if I made this long)

Is it only me or has anyone else seen this legend's face ever?

You right. I can plan all I want and be persuaded by every video about optimization as possible, but without any action there is no "being." Just thinking. Planning is for sure good, but I'm super hesitant because of so many physically straining mishaps that are causing friction and because of my fear of failure. But I gotta at least go and try it, test it out and see what works and doesn't. As well as seeing if it is that "purpose" that i like waking up to be that type of person, or if maybe I wanna do something different. I won't know until I try it for a bit.

'Atomic Habits' never gets old.

I agree with the guy who said for every ruff, pushup needs to do one like

Great video Ruff 💯💯

Just finished rereading atomic habits and i heard quotes here directly from the book, sounded like i was listening to an audiobook lol, not that it's a bad thing good teachings are still good teachings regardless of form

Ruff needs to make a book out of all his videos, I would totally buy it 😅

For me, I find these goals that I want to achieve so much, and after that I find steps I can take day by day and small improvements I can make to slowly but surely achieve that goal. When trying to achieve something, you kind of have to have that goal in mind to motivate you too, because you will probably get lazy halfway through the process of achieving that goal.

This video was RIGHT ON POINT.

i still remember you when you had 20/30 k sub now you have 200k congrats

You uploaded right when my internet cut 💀

Heyy bro i am from India to be really honest i think you are the one who is being so real and nature to the audience unlike the perfect aesthetic assholes like like the ideas you are conveying to us is something I can relate and i also knew all the good things that you saying but listening it from other person and the way you explain hits different bro like i am 16 and i can truly and genuinely feel it and yes your videos literally clearing the clouds of fear over my head i watch all your video from the beginning and they not changing but super clearing the way i think yaar can you tell me whats your feeling when you first cut down from social media and youtube i just want know thanks a lot man

bro! you give good advices, btw i am a girl supporter!

couldn't have said it any better, identity-based formation is one of the effective ways to change

Best youtube chanel everrrr

One piece of advice I’ve heard is to write down “I’m in my *Blank,* *Blank,* and *Blank* era.” Then you can define what those things mean to you and work to be in that era.

Hey ruff, I just saw your constraints video the other day and I was wondering, what the heck can I do when my constraint is school? it just takes up so much time, and it makes doing my passion's seem like a chore sometimes. also, in your morning routine video, I get to school when the sun is literally about to rise (cuz of winter and stuff) and it's also freezing, so I can't go out much during the day, which leads me to feeling tired all throughout school, but finally awake when I go to my soccer practice. what can I do about these problems? btw thanks so much for ur vids, I finally got myself into a routine to wake up at 6 instead of 5 mins before the school bus comes haha

It took me ALOT of attempts and tweaking to be consistent with my diet and workouts, even before 2024, i was failing, tweaking and trying again before new year. Its not like i didnt make any progress though, i still lost alot of fat and i dont look as bad as before. But this year, i want a very nice physique, and i think the physique i want requires alot of effort so i better stay consistent. So far so good.

Am I the only one who got comforted by the close camera kiss by ruff?

Rough times, ruff videos

Same. New year's resolutions are wack. Start changing now

Duhhh!!! You're genius

You are the the only self-improvement channel that stands out from the rest. The rest of them all give generic advice, they create videos with crazy editing, a misleading thumbnail and really no clear way to achieve anything that has been talked about. You, on the other hand, create simple videos, talk on topics which are relatable to many people to a great extent, no clickbait and no wasting time with weird segments and you give a clear path of action to get one going. I think what sets you apart from the other youtubers of the like is that (i think) you like helping people through these videos and unlike other youtubers you motivate the viewers to take action just after the video is over. I really appreciate your videos and they have really helped me so, thank you. I really like the end of each of these videos where you're just like "gimme a kiss" (no homo tho).

i remember reading about this in atomic habits

its such a coincidence i was thinking about being like this one girl at school a few days ago and what she would do

I have the same colored room with a window next to my desk.

why does one singaporean college student contribute 50% of the quotes i save 😭

great timing

Damn he hits rightt to the point

Please make a video on self decipline and self control 🛂

for me i like to think "would me in 20 years be proud of what i have just done?"

Okay, so I don't know why this always happens to me, but it's been 3-4 months since I haven't used social media especially Instagram and RU-vid. However, I always open RU-vid when you upload a video. It happened this time too, and now I'm thinking that the universe might be giving me signs through your videos. (By the way, I don't usually believe in these things, but if this is really a sign, then I'm glad of it)."

And what if I did everything that I should've done in order to achieve the goal but rather people who did not and lazed around achieved it? No matter how much effort i put i still fail!

how do you seem to know my exact problems? i've been struggling with this for a while now

W vid👍

Quality content

havent yet watched the video but i reckon with that this might be based on the atomic habits book ahah

WWJD 💯

✌️

Do you have any more recommendations for self improvement books? im trying to get into reading

W video

"I'm him"

nice

my role model is ruff honestly. I want to become a person like ruff.

There was a quote that I don't remember word by word that pretty much said "People are defined by what they do (Dancers dance, editors edit, etc). To become that person, you have to do what they do" (I've completely butchered up the quote sorry) If you want to be who they are, but can't figure out how to do the things they're doing, you either don't have the prerequisites or are just procrastinating. No matter what though, there is some sort of action you can be doing. W video🔥🔥

Bro explained a part of atomic habits in a video 👍

Ruff.. guide me on how to exactly control my mind / brain or whatever. cause there is always this thing in me like.. every time i do smtg ..anything! my brain starts to make up scenarios of the worst , WORST possible outcome. be it anything . this is very toxic , this drains me and this is just a other form of procrastination ig . it stops me from what i really wanna do. Like for example , i love sports , basketball to be exact . But even then my brain makes up this scenarios like wtf. that stops me from giving it my all. sure i like it everytime we win but i know i didn't give it my all because of some stupid scenarios thats never gonna happen.

drop ur workout routine

Atomic habits reference!

Bars.

Ruff make a video on how to do RU-vid for someone (me) who are fucking afraid that their friend would fkn make fun of them if they get to know about it!!!!

What would Ruff do? I will use this

When you said you need reminders. 5:38 How to create reminders when you are not supposed to use you phone during prep school. Do you think post-it on the mirror or thetable would do the job ? so that every morning you see it and you tell yourself yep let s do it i almost forgot .

how to get eyebrows like yours?

I need a QnA video

they reason we fail goals is because we know what to do but we just don't do it using excuses.

No gimme a kiss 😔

Yoooo ruffff

Ruff >>>.

For every like, ruff needs to give me 1 kiss

What would one genius IITian do? would be the phrase I'll be using now. I am going to have an academic comeback. My parents had enough of patience. It's no time to watch youtube. ( I've college entrance exam in 2 days and then again in 2 months. I'll create a big difference between the results of these exams.)

Hey Ruff, its been a very difficult time, I'm going through my first breakup, my girlfriend broke up with me last night. It was a relationship of three long years, I'm feeling like i lost alllll of my progress, i lost everything, i lost myself, I'm feeling that intense pain in my heart, i really dont know how to get back on track, i know I'll probably spend weeks and months crying over the same person. I just want your words on how i should focus on myself and get back on self improvement instead of chasing someone. I need your HELP.

"What would xyz(best person at it) would do" You have a meaningful goal, you gotta take action on it, yi either need motivation or discipline to take action, but you also forget the right things you gotta do and fall off track, you also have an identity of someone who don't does the actions, you develop an identity through repeated good action. But it's harder to take action with identity of a non action taker so you start to think what would the best identity do in your situation, this way you start to move towards the identity of, of "being" the action taker, so it gets easier for you to take action, and you also keep reminding yourself of the actions you gotta take and don't fall off track, the path becomes crystal clear and your bitch brain is less likely to get the best of you. Is this what you are trying to say man

Bro my 18 , study plus one commerce,my dream become rich, I don't have aim about, no skill, next career path way, which skill i wanna study and masters ??? , after plus 2 which course or drop out , i ready to sacrifice everything for my dream, Which skill current study?? Bro you opinion

I'm a 16. Year old and I want to go gym but my diet sucks sometimes I didn't even eat due to some family or financial issue...can anyone help me?????

Nah you need a google sheet entire year calendar

How do I train my mind into doing smtg...I want to do it like.For ex-I want to wake up early but just can't I only wake up early when I am under pressure of smtg I really want to have a strong mind but just can't..I need help