The simple system that makes you unstoppable.
You may think to become unstoppable, you have to do some pretty difficult things. Luckily for you, that's simply not true. This video walks you through a six-step practical framework that helps you break down any goal, however insane, into something you can do... easily and effortlessly. In fact, this is the exact approach I took to be able to hold a plank for 30-minutes a day, every day... and I know you can too. This is not a superpower. It's just a system.
Step 1. Set Actions, not goals.
Step 2. The Lego Brick
Step 3. The Anchor and the Toll
Step 4. Become Pavlov's Dog
Step 5. The Feather
Step 6. Build the Skyscraper
WHO AM I?
I have spent most of my life studying and thinking about how to retain what I learn. I have an undergraduate degree from Harvard University, a medical degree from the Yale School of Medicine and finished residency at a Harvard-affiliated hospital. I am now a board-certified doctor practicing in the US. This entire channel is dedicated to the art and science of learning, productivity and success. Stick with me and I promise you too will achieve your goals. Your success is my number one goal.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 INTRO TO THE SYSTEM
00:28 STEP 1: ACTIONS, NOT GOALS
01:50 STEP 2: THE LEGO BRICK
04:19 STEP 3: ANCHOR & TOLL
06:54 STEP 4: BECOME PAVLOV'S DOG
07:34 THE SACRED RULE
09:23 STEP 5: THE FEATHER
10:57 STEP 6: BUILD THE SKYSCRAPER
12:40 SHOUT-OUTS
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No long rambling about sad personal experiences or some main character bs, just a 30-second hook and intro. No empty or meaningless advice every hustle-motivation video would give you, just a 6-step tutorial. Most other "coaches" and "gurus" would take over half an hour to start going into the first advice, and he managed to explain the entire thing in 12 minutes. This has to be one of the BEST self-improvement video on the entire platform. You deserve ridiculously more views.
@thomasdewolfhound6458
5 ай бұрын
Great summary
@Hebsparks
5 ай бұрын
Y e s
@fighterinmkiwiscience3517
5 ай бұрын
What is sad personal
@Artisticfish1
2 ай бұрын
Agreed 💯
@Gramplex
Ай бұрын
Totally agree. His videos are gold!
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🎯 *Set actions, not vague goals. Make them specific, time-framed, and actionable.* 01:51 🔄 *Minimize friction in your actions; break them into 5-minute, bite-sized chunks.* 03:41 🧠 *Start small with "Lego bricks" - easy, manageable commitments that build over time.* 04:23 🚦 *Use "anchors" and "tolls" to integrate tasks into your daily routine and create positive habits.* 06:59 🐶 *Become Pavlov's dog: pair enjoyable activities exclusively with your tasks to create positive associations.* 09:33 🕊️ *Gradually introduce "feathers" - incremental increases in difficulty - to build on existing habits.* 11:10 🏗️ *Build a skyscraper of habits over time, compounding positive actions for exponential growth.*
@Sascha_Sch
5 ай бұрын
I searched for this, thank you
@h__mik_g_
5 ай бұрын
Thank u a lot
@Runner8617
Ай бұрын
Very helpful! Thank you! 👍
This is such an underrated channel. The quality, the content, everything is so good
@spoonfedstudy
5 ай бұрын
Thank you!! Trying my best to give you my best and grow with each video
@Dan-bx3sw
5 ай бұрын
I agree. I’m an event producer. Let me know if you want to do keynote speaking.
@Dan-bx3sw
5 ай бұрын
By the way, I subscribed to your substack. You’re the only creator I’ve done that with. Brilliant
@sadhariyavishal
5 ай бұрын
@@spoonfedstudy I don't know why your channel is so underrated? You deserve 1M. The knowledge you are giving is awesome.
@radel1102
5 ай бұрын
The algorithm is picking some of his videos up, hopefully the channel will blow up in the next trimester or so :)
99% of "motivation" channels are just grindset sigma male garbage and provide 0 value but ur channel is so good and value stuffed
@spoonfedstudy
5 ай бұрын
I appreciate the kind words Kai ❤️
I've heard "Gamify" your life for years now. You're the first person to actually explain what that -means-. HOW to gamify a life. Thanks my man!
@M_SC
5 ай бұрын
Google exists
Implemented this advice directly, when this video came out. Today I've reached the 100 day milestone for over 40 mini-habits! 💯✨ Thank you for creating this video, it changed the direction of my life positively :)
I'm so happy I made productive decisions about my finances that changed forever. I'm a single mother living in Vancouver Canada, bought my first house in October and hoping to retire soon if things keep going smoothly for me.
@andrewcleverly1322
5 ай бұрын
Everyone needs more than their salary to be financial stable. The best thing to do with your money is to invest it rightly, because money left for saving always end up used with no returns.
@lukeben1596
5 ай бұрын
Who is your financial coach, do you mind hooking me?
@cassiejacobs4197
5 ай бұрын
Cryptocurrency investment, but you will need a professional guide on that.
@cassiejacobs4197
5 ай бұрын
Facebook 👇
@cassiejacobs4197
5 ай бұрын
Evelyn C. Sanders
Brother where have you been all my life? Ive been listening to your videos for the last hour and i already feel as though i could challenge god with the self confidence your videos give me. Thank you so much!
@Andy-cv7tz
Ай бұрын
This. This channel will grow so much in the cominguears. We are ckearky the earky adopters here.
I appreciate how you deliver information. Concise, poignant, and comical.
This is the BEST video I have seen on this topic. Other videos on setting smart goals never explain enough, they go as far as “be more specific” and give no further explanations or examples. I’m going to definitely follow these steps and return back to this video from time to time because it’s all explained so well. Great job dude!
@theanvisharma
3 ай бұрын
update?
Such good advice! Funnily enough, I AM learning Spanish…started with no knowledge, and 5 minutes a day, and 8 years later (still on the 8 year streak), I can speak Spanish well enough to be understood! Now to apply this habit to other aspects of my life!!
@spoonfedstudy
5 ай бұрын
That’s awesome!! 8-year streak is really impressive. Keep it up!
@vm3249
5 ай бұрын
You are so cool!
@robert19
5 ай бұрын
los pollos hermanos
@rasmusturkka480
2 ай бұрын
Buenos dias, señorita, vamos despacito!
Everyone else tells you to be a different person when this guy just improves it. This value should have a price tag on it
Your videos are literally going to save my life. Sometimes I know exactly what I want and I want it bad but my bad habits take over and I find excuses as to why I don’t need to want it anymore. Like “ I have other goals and is it even something that I really want” I don’t know why my brain tries to tell me I don’t need the things I’ve dreamed of all my life. I’ve had one goal my whole life but I always thought I would have to wait til later in life to accomplish it. Like after college or when I have a family and things like that. But I recently found out I can do it now!! BUT my mind can’t comprehend it and I just keep asking myself is this even what u want, what if u wanna do this later and u can’t bc ur doing this and shi like that but like I said I’ve dreamt of this for years. So idk y my minds trying to make me not want it as much as i do. Moral of the story is your vids are helping me a lot to win the battle of me vs. me. So thank you so much😊
@JRoseBooks
2 ай бұрын
If I may . . . it might help you to ask yourself the following question, "After I achieve my BIG VISION/GOAL, THEN what do I want?" Visualize yourself after achieving the goal, after the initial excitement has worn off . . . NOW what do you want? (Sometimes can be a generic feeling like, Freedom, Love, joy, etc. What do you wish you had in your life? ...It can help to keep both of these in mind as you work towards your goal(s). Good luck!
Choose an action Make it small Attach it to an established habit (either before, during or after) Reward yourself after Never break the association Add a little bit when it becomes too easy Repeat
Step 2 was revelatory. It just clicked. It was a moment of, "Dang...he's right.". I'm always outcome oriented when thinking of ways to succeed materially, when I'm not someone who values material things beyond the bare minimum! understanding it in an action-oriented way makes things seem so much easier to achieve AND helps me decide on what I should be focusing on. Subscribed to your substack btw. Good stuff there.
I've replaced the toll of wiping my ass with learning a spanish word. thanks, I'm living my dream life.
@laurabriella5648
5 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Was ready to the usual self-help bs, instead got good content. Well done man
@spoonfedstudy
3 ай бұрын
Appreciate it! Hope to keep on giving value with each video!
This is simple and brilliant. Ironically, what she just recommended is where I have finally arrived at in my process of improvement. The only thing I may add, I have brilliant goals, and then I forget what they are. Each day I go for a short walk and speak my goals out loud until I clearly know throughout every what I’m supposed to do. Ppl, this guy has given us excellent advice. The only thing you must remember, I’m stealing this from Jocko, is without discipline, you can do nothing.
I love visual videos because it is easier to understand instead of listening to non-stopping discussions without a second to visualize and understand every word and sentences, this is another example of a great video
Best video about building habits, setting actions(not goals), becoming limitless I have ever watched. Just the level of clarity and understanding that I needed. This is the video that i will watch again and again. Thank you very much for such guidance.
Set actions towards your goals, that are very easy (remove real and imagined frictions), create habits that will put you where you want to be. Anchor that habit to something you do already and put tolls on negative habits or tolls for rewards. Associate fun stuff with by putting a sacred rule - you can only do the fun stuff when you do the habit you need to do, the fun stuff can be your addictions. Expand your habits by a feather (a little) and don't stop
Just stumbled across this video and immediately subscribed. After watching video after video of self help and self improvement desperate to find some advice that I can actually stick to without exhausting my willpower and not being able to get our of bed the next day, yours is by far the best. I'm so glad I found your channel before I embarked on my journey. My vice is youtube, so best believe I'll be planking while watching your videos 💪
This topic right here is the crux of the issue. You could have the best idea/vision + the best plan but without consistent action you are destined to fail yet no one really tackles how to become an action machine. Thank you my dude. I would like to see, if possible, more videos on the subject
@eduardohernandez520
5 ай бұрын
For example: 1- how to start when you are behind the curve (videogame, social media, porn addiction, etc). 2- Different examples (templates so to speak). 3-Resources where you learn all this (books, courses, etc). 4- A progression plan including different areas of life (health, wealth, fulfillment, development)
@eduardohernandez520
5 ай бұрын
Not trying to push you, just ideas for new content that could benefit people, best of luck
Day one of watching this video every single day for the rest of my life!!!! Cause the one thing I always want in comments is testimonials…. So I’ll just become one!!! Wish me luck 😊
Honestly this was such great advice. I'm going to have to listen to it several more times, and probably write it down. Thank you ❤
This video was helpful to motivate me a little more. I already take action with my goals instead of expecting them to just magically be accomplished like the 99% of other people who don't want to do the work.
I loved every second of it. To answer your question: I'm building a KZread Channel I'm learning a foreign language I'm exercising to become strong (again) I spend some time hiking And I'm becoming rich xD These are the things I'm going to accomplish this year. That meditation while eating is a game changer. I did the same thing a few months ago and it affects your whole life. Thanks for making these videos. Keep up the good work.
@spoonfedstudy
5 ай бұрын
Yes! Love the goals, love the drive. Talk to me again in a year and tell me all about how far you'll have gone by then.
This video is so powerfull. I have listened to it for the 3th time now and ill play it every morning for reminder to myself. Thank you ❤
I am amazed by the great advice you are giving away! people can become super human if they apply this stuff. Thank you!!
Absolutely hilarious 😂 You deliver such great and in depth content while keeping it fun. You got me when you started shooting shots of you planking around the house 😂 Seriously dude, keep it up, with the way you convey these life changing ideas, you’re bound to skyrocket into success. ❤
Great advice and perspective on what seems like challenging tasks yet are actually simple when you break it down as you did.
I was doing a lot of these without tagging them with such names, I can assure anyone it works, learnt, painting, guitar, boxing a second and third language, investment and a lot of philosophy like this, this video is a gem I wish I had names for all of these steps 10 years ago.
@brandonoliver5665
Ай бұрын
How do you keep tagging or anchoring them to daily tasks or? What if you run out of anchors
Appreciate the high quality advice you give out on this channel. Working on getting my business to 1m revenue and getting my golf handicap from 20 to 10 this year 🤙
I LOVED this video so much, that I've watched it three times and have shared it with my team. Thank you for such a practical system. It is exactly what I needed for 2024 as I enter my second year of doctoral research. I was so stuck looking at the mountain ahead and you gave me the courage to just plan the next few steps and get going. Much appreciated! Here's to daily writing goals and not one gigantic scary thesis monster.
I used your tools here to get a major project done. Thank you for the tips.
Great vid man, I've been doing a lot of things repetitively for short bursts everyday and its incredible what progress it makes. Seeing all of the theories laid it was really cool... well done! Subbed 😊
For real one of the greatest videos out there.. thank you so much that was quality in every sense of the word
It's amazing what we have to do to make life in modernity bearable and livable. (and how it [can] tricks us into misery)
Much wow. This was pure gold. Zero filler. Subscribed.
There is so much value in this video. No fluff. Love it!
Thank you AMAZING fellow human ❤! You have just put the cherry on top of my day of learning about "building one brick at s time"! Your simple, fun and clear explanation has penetrated a part of my brain and heart that seemed unreachable like a fortress. You simply walked up to "my front door" and disabled the fortress. Thank you so very much for the gif you gave me today ❤.
Thank you for your content! I love the way you share this information. I laugh and learn. Next I will apply! ❤
Lego by lego, your channel will see 1mil subs in short time! This video blew my mind, even tho I already knew about the Atomic Habits and similar stuff. But you - you took it to perfection. Can't wait for your skyscrapper to be finished, so I added a sub! Keep going, you're amazing! :D
I did this with my coffee drinking habit. I couldn’t have a cup of coffee until I drank 32 oz of water. I'm going to do this in other areas of my life.
My favorite key point of the video: him chanting pollos hermanos in the shower
Thank you for this vid. I desperately need to turn my life for the better, and this short vid open my eyes to a possibility of change, one small step at a time.
@spoonfedstudy
5 ай бұрын
I know you can do it Klausse!
Very impressive video- well prersented and with great practical advice. This channel will definitely have a million subscribers soon.
Brilliantly presented and explained.
Thank you for continuing to empower us to make our lives more meaningful!
@spoonfedstudy
5 ай бұрын
It is my pleasure! Thank you so much for the super thanks and the kind words! You rock! 🙌🏼
Such a great point of view! Finally something different and divergent to learn and test. Thank you, hermano ✨️
Something tells me you have wonderful parents!!! what an excellent video...life changing for sure!...Thank You!!!!
Not just saying this: it has taken me a few years to figure this out, but I just started doing mostly these thing! I made a basic spreadsheet template with action steps (small bites) on the left, days of the week across the top (8 weeks total) tiny squares that I just put a red dot in when completed. To reduce friction: have a “gym” in my garage. I wear my workout clothes to bed. Want to start kettlebell (or anything?): google for a 5 minute KZread of whatever it is you want to do, like meditate, or certain type of workout. What gets measured gets managed, so get a body composition scale, and record your macros on MyFitnessPal or similar. Create your own 60 day challenge with little tiny doable action steps. If I, ADD, can do it, so can you! Good luck!
Thank you so much. I started writing in April 2022 and I don't' stop writing. I've written around 800,000 words up to this point, all in an effort to get better at communication, explain my thoughts, and to learn how to start, progress, and end stories. My current hurdle is ending stories. Though I never thought I would even get to starting multiple stories and progressing into big middles. This all started as a desire to write from reading so many amazing fanfics. And I'm glad I got it in my head to write. I have to write at least 1 hour a day. It's a crutch once. Staring into the word doc with no movement from my hands. Now, I write freely. It's a dopamine hit everytime I write up to 5 or more pages. I'm happy.
one of the best videos about selfimprovent I had seen in a while, very good advices, kept uploading
Brother, this is some valuable insights. People do not have that patience now a days. They just want the goals achieved in the fastest way possible. And it's not their mistake, the society is setting these standards. In India, we have 10 mins flat grocery delivery, that's crazy. Even the police or emergency services do not arrive this early. Because of these society standards, people do not understand the value of patience in achieving the goal. Your approach, definetly solves this issue. Be action oriented, who knows, you might end up achieving more than what your goal was. Wishing you more success, joy, happiness and good health brother.
@spoonfedstudy
5 ай бұрын
Thank you Viraj. You are right on the money brother. 10 min grocery delivery, wow that's both insane and impressive. I can see what you mean with the culture of instant gratification.
Excellent video! I have no doubt you’ll have tons of subscribers in no time
We love the fact that you are holding a guitar while brushing your teeth! Rock on! Great video.
Quickly becoming my fav channel!
You’re simply the best! 😊❤new year new me with your tips. I’m still attempting to beat your plank time
Literally the best practical advice out there
Still feel like a Dummy. But ain't got nothing better to do. Great channel nonetheless. I almost cried when I watched your video on...Techniques to get into Harvard. I'm just trying to wash my butt everyday. You put US first. Wasn't bragging. Respectful as fu*k of my time. Surprise, your ideas made sense. Thank you. Sick of these "influencers". I'm not a follower. You walked me through. I appreciate it!
❤thank you ❤ this is very helpful and informative loved your knowledge and your way of delivering the information. Well done 👍
You just gave me an idea... I'm gonna make myself an app that turns goals into milestones those to assignments then into tasks, and each task is gonna be a Lego brick. Now I can take action on my goal of learning development thank you!!
The most valuable KZread video I’ve ever seen , just thank 🙏🏾
I really appreciate your vids. Thank you ❤
So happy to find this channel
Wow, thank you for being honest while directing such kowledge to everyone watching this.
Thanks - this is super helpful. I’ve heard about pairing habits, but not like this so thoroughly!!
Your videos are top notch. Really appreciate the effort you put into them. Thank you. Much love from The Netherlands!
@spoonfedstudy
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to let me know! Wow, all the way from the Netherlands too =)
Great video - thank you. Would be great to have some more practical examples of how this process breaks down from 'Cloud to raindrops' - language used to frame and simplify actions etc.
Thank you so so much for this great video. So many good ideas and recommendations. I paused to try some of these.
Thank you for this video! Really got me thinking and excited to get after my goals 😍
Thanks! Love this simple six-step framework. I'm gonna use it! Great content. Keep making more videos!!!
@spoonfedstudy
3 ай бұрын
😳🥹 I’m falling apart over here my dude! Thank you!
you know the video is good when it makes you plank while watching it :')
@spoonfedstudy
5 ай бұрын
oh man, that's the highest honor ever. Thank you!
I found so much in this video to relate to. Nicely summarized and funny to boot! Thanks so much!
@spoonfedstudy
5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! And thank you for being here!
Excelente - estrategia 😉 Gracias 🙏 la voy a compartir con mis amigos !
Thank you so much for this practicable advices
Great advice, I will slightly change this year goals to achieve more😀
This is insanely good content. You earned a subscription my man
Well said sir. Really coherent and clear. Thank you for this.
This advice really works
LOVE THIS! I made my goals action oriented this year and have been working to get better at habit stacking so this was super clear and helpful :)
@fighterinmkiwiscience3517
5 ай бұрын
But you are girl. It's for guys
I actually needed to hear this, thanks dude
Fantastic video!
How are you only at 100, 000😮. Lets get him to a million! Awesome, succinct, fact based❤❤❤
Oh MY GOD! YOU ARE ON THE CURE WE NEVER KNEW WE COULD HAVE ❤ Next level simplicity! Please keep going
@spoonfedstudy
5 ай бұрын
Haha that's so awesome to hear! Always looking to make things easier to digest and lend new perspectives. Rock on!
Hey man, thanks! I want to give people a tip, I transcribed your video into chat gpt and told it to ask me questions based on this context to help me tailor a better routine for me, and it gave me a really good set of first steps to implement. (I used chat gpt 4 so it went really well, idk how 3.5 would work this out)
@spoonfedstudy
5 ай бұрын
Oh that's interesting! Hope it gives you further insight!
You've earned a subscriber 😊.. thank you your video has made me realize that I've been approaching relationship with outcome in my mind hence insecurities ..
The pull up every time you play on your phone is brilliant. I once attempted it with push ups, but it's kinda hard to measure out the equivalent. That and the fact I broke the "sacred rule".
This was great. Thank you.
I’m just watching this video thinking: MANNNN This a BAAADDD MAN! Nice content, no filler, dope job!
Great advices. Love your subtle humour. Alot of jokes hidden in the drawings. You are really fun!
@spoonfedstudy
5 ай бұрын
I'm glad you noticed! Sometimes I wonder if it matters when I put in all these little details thinking people will just gloss over... but I'm glad you let me know =)
Wow! Excellent video. Thank you.
Great video & soothing background music
Right on brother!
Very well done!
This is going to help soooo much, thanks!
Best productivity video I seen in a long time
Thank you for this amazing video!💗🌸😊
Excellent, Thank you.