r/lifegoals

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lets say the world is coming to an end in about 5 years, what i mean by end is:regular days/lives wont be the same for people, there would be world war going on;

And you have dreams you want accomplish, but that too will take time lets say 5 years or more or less, you are not sure, what will you do?
will you go for your dreams?
will you prepare pf war?
what will your days looks like?
would you enjoy days right now?

For years I thought my problem was discipline. I'd start strong, build a list, work it for a week, then quietly drift. I blamed willpower and tried every system to force myself back on track.

I planned the normal way: start from today, write the next sensible thing, repeat and ended up with lists that felt productive but weren't connected to anything I actually wanted. When a task isn't obviously load-bearing, skipping it costs nothing, so of course I skipped it.

So I flipped the direction. Now I start from the finished goal and work backward. I write the last step first, the thing that's true the moment it's done, then ask what has to happen right before that, and right before that, until I reach something I can do this week.

Here's why it helps discipline specifically: by the time I get to today, the next task isn't a suggestion, it's the earliest link in a chain that visibly ends at the thing I care about. Skipping it doesn't just lose a checkbox, it breaks the chain.

A quick example:
Goal: get back in shape. Forward planning gave me "go to the gym, eat better, buy shoes" vague, easy to drop.

Backward planning gave me "I'm training 4x a week without thinking about it," then "the habit is automatic," then "I've gone 10 sessions in a row," then "today: just go once, short."

Same goal, but now today's task is obviously the first domino, not a floating chore.

The other effect is that tasks don’t trace back to anything become easy to delete. A lot of my “discipline problem” was really just a pile of work that never mattered.

Question for you is, if you plan forward and your follow through is solid, what makes it work? Accountability, habit, something else?

Hi, I am right now in 12th grade in Kuwait under a CBSE school. Though I am an Indian, I grew up my entire life here in Kuwait. So, next year I would be over with my high school and I have made my career plan. To be honest, I started planning everything 3 years ago. I had decided I would become a robotics engineer since 5th grade; I always loved working with electronics. I really fell in love with it when my father bought me my first-ever electronics kit, to be specific, an Arduino Uno kit. I made a lot of cool projects with it, and since I didn't have the enough supply of parts, I would break up the last project I made and reuse its parts to make a new one. I always felt passionate about it and was always proud about how I had made my decision about my career this early in life. By 9th grade, I looked into more specific details about how the economy is moving and how the demand would be for a robotics engineer, and it was positive. Then I looked into the best places to study this field. Since I am from India, I do have the option to go back to India and study there, but tbh I am really not into it. As India is one of the worst places to study engineering right now, unless you do it from IITs, NITs, or other big government universities where the competition is mad high, it's just a rat race. And since I already dreamed about continuing my studies abroad, I looked more into the options and made up my mind on Germany at that time, since it had well-known universities and is known as one of the biggest robotics industries. I made the decision that I would be studying in Germany in 9th grade, and I researched and collected every bit of information I would need to know about it. I also had started learning German during the summer holidays and I am currently at B1 level. But sadly, let's just say Germany's economy just became worse when my time came. It's just frustrating to see this, how big the anti-immigrant sentiments have risen. But I honestly believe I can make it.

By now, I have been also reconsidering my desired field as I know that a robotics engineering job is mostly just software and the design part, and how it could also be "replaced by AI." I am now concerned about electrical and renewable energy engineering. I am planning to do a bachelor's in electrical and renewable energy engineering in Germany; I would be starting my bachelor's most probably by 2028.

I know no one can predict how the future would be, but I believe that this field would definitely be alive. Right now, I am doing more research into how the field is developing and studying about it. And I think this would definitely fit me, as this mostly consists of electrical engineering, which is something I am into. I also believe that with the right planning and execution, I could land a job after my studies even in an economy like this.

As you guys know about life, it's a lot of up and downs, ( can't really write much about it as it breaks the rules ) But I got an idea that what if I start writing and posting about it, about my feelings. I know it all might sound soo boring but I don't have anyone to talk, and also it just feels like people don't wanna listen to me at all. They get bored and all. Like from past few weeks Im having so many conversation with guys, not flexing or anything but like there were a lot of guys who were interested in me, and they wanted to know me better! But once I share about my true self, who I am and what I truly want, they just find it boring.

I'm not saying anything bad about anyone. But I think I should talk about my feelings to the camera lol. I hope I can do it, maybe make videos about it. And yeah Im open for any conversation you are welcome here

Thank you

Hello,

I’m looking for a better way to track my goals and keep them easily accessible.

I initially thought about using my note-taking app (Obsidian) with periodic notes (weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly). However, this approach doesn’t really work for me because it prevents me from having a clear overview of all my yearly (or longer-term) goals.

At the same time, it also forces me to rewrite the same goals multiple times across different periodic notes (weekly/monthly/etc.), which feels redundant and hard to maintain.

Has anyone found a good system to solve this kind of problem while keeping it very simple ? I'm not interested in writing my goals in any goal tracking dedicated app.

Thank you for reading.

I'm 21 years old and currently studying while trying to improve my skills and build multiple income sources. My long-term goal is financial freedom, but sometimes I feel overwhelmed by how many things there are to learn and do.

Right now, I'm focusing on education, self-imvement, and learning skills that can help me earn online in the future. The problem is that I often find myself jumping between different ideas and opportunities.

For people who started with very little and managed to build a successful career or business, what would you do differently if you were 21 again?

I'm looking for honest advice, not motivation.

What should I focus on, and what should I ignore?

I don’t know if anyone else relates to this, but I’ve noticed something uncomfortable about myself.

Every time I feel behind in life, I don’t immediately take action. I start planning.

I make routines.

I save videos.

I write down goals.

I imagine the version of me who wakes up early, works out, studies, earns more, eats better, replies to messages, keeps promises, and finally has their life together.

And for a few hours, I feel better.

But then the next day comes, and I’m still the same person with the same habits. The plan made me feel productive, but I didn’t actually move.

I’m starting to think I use self-improvement as a way to escape guilt instead of facing it. Planning gives me the feeling of change without the discomfort of changing.

So now I’m trying something different: instead of building the “perfect routine,” I’m asking myself one question every day:

“What would make today slightly less embarrassing to repeat tomorrow?”

Not perfect.

Not life-changing.

Just slightly better.

Maybe that means cleaning one thing.

Sending one message I’ve been avoiding.

Walking for 10 minutes.

Studying for 20 minutes.

Sleeping before I completely destroy tomorrow.

I’m tired of waiting for the version of me who has discipline. Maybe discipline starts by doing one small thing while still feeling messy, lazy, tired, or unsure.

Has anyone else dealt with this being more attached to the idea of improving than the actual work of improving?

And what helped you finally stop planning and start moving?

is ai good to make a life better by telling it to make a roadmap for 5 years to make me have freedom. im gonna be following it. But deep down i feel like i need to like make my own roadmap by my self and all. im 16 btw