I’ve read many books on habits, the brain, and productivity and I'm not telling you this randomly.
Goals are something you want to achieve someday.
Habits are something you do every single day.
There’s a big difference. Let me give you a simple example.
I’ve seen many students work extremely hard to get into their dream college. They sacrifice sleep, fun, everything. And once they get the seat in their dream university?
They relax, chill and then they slowly lose the discipline that got them there.
Maybe you’ve seen this or Maybe you’ve lived this.
The same thing happens with fitness.
Someone sets a goal:
They work really hard for a few months anad They will achieve it.
And then?
Slowly, they go back to old habits, Because their focus was the goal — not the system.
A goal has an end. A habit doesn’t.
If your goal is to get fit, you might stop once you get fit. But if your habit is walking 20 minutes daily or hitting the gym four times a week, it doesn’t matter whether you’re fat or fit — you just keep going.
That’s the real power.
It’s not about how much weight you lose. It’s about whether you became someone who moves every day.
Many people treat habits like short-term projects.
But habits are not projects. They are identity.
That’s why some people who achieve big success — money, fame, ranks, later feel lost.
They were chasing a finish line and when they crossed it, they didn’t know what to do next.
If you want something that lasts, don’t just set a goal. Build a habit.
Something you do whether you’re winning or losing.
Something you do even when nobody is watching.
That’s what truly changes your life.
This is my perspective on habits, and I might be completely wrong. I always say don't be a follower (don't just blindly follow whoever says it), be a student (gather information and see what's working for you, and ignore the rest).