10 Brutal Habits That Will Actually Grow Your Life
1. Audit Your Circle
Cut out people who constantly complain, drain your energy, or make you doubt yourself. Keep the ones who challenge you, support your goals, and grow with you.
2. Set Alarms for Priorities, Not Just Tasks
Want to read daily? Set a recurring alarm. Want to work out? Set an alarm. Life changes when your priorities interrupt your day, not just your to-do list.
3. Use the 80/20 Rule Aggressively
Find the 20 percent of your actions that give you 80 percent of your results—double down on those. Cut or delegate the rest.
4. Say No, Guilt-Free
Most people’s lives get cluttered because they can’t say no. Every yes to something unimportant is a no to your growth.
5. Learn a Marketable Skill
Not just “follow your passion.” Learn something people pay for: copywriting, data analysis, UX design, video editing, public speaking, or negotiation.
6. Walk and Think
Take 20-minute walks without your phone. No music, no podcasts. Just your thoughts. This one habit gives clarity, ideas, and peace.
7. Invest in Your Health Like It’s a Startup
Track your sleep, fix your diet, move your body, and stop pretending this stuff is optional. Your energy is the base for everything else.
8. Journal When You’re Confused, Not Just When You’re Emotional
Most people journal when sad. Instead, use it to think clearly. Break down decisions, define your next steps, ask yourself hard questions.
9. Stop Consuming, Start Creating
If you scroll 3 hours a day, start using 30 minutes of that time to write, record, design, or build. Output builds confidence and identity.
10. Have a System for Weekly Reflection
Every Sunday (or any day), ask:
What worked this week?
What drained me?
What should I stop, start, and double down on?
Review. Adjust. Repeat.
You cannot control your thoughts. You can control your actions, and your actions change your state.
Andrew Huberman
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