Let me share a goal I’ve set for the next couple of months and exactly how I’m breaking it down to make it happen.
I’ve been absolutely destroying my health lately. We’re talking sleeping like garbage, ordering fast food 3+ times a week, glued to my chair all day, staying up until 2-3am grinding on side hustles, then waking up late as hell because of it…
And you know what happens next, right? The next day I’m completely useless at everything.
Zero energy, zero productivity, mood swings through the roof, and somehow this nightmare just keeps repeating itself over and over…
Here’s the thing – letting these toxic habits creep in can happen to literally anyone. But I actually know how to fix this mess and get back to where I want to be.
I’m lucky enough to have studied tons of tools and techniques in this space from books like The Power of Habit, The One Thing, Why We Sleep, The Obesity Code, and Buy Back Your Time. Now it’s just about actually applying what I already know instead of just collecting knowledge.
My first move? Acknowledge the damage and understand exactly how these habits are wrecking me.
The bad habits slowing me down and going against my goals:
Terrible eating habits – I’m talking Doritos and Coke Zero for breakfast sometimes. WTF am I even doing?
Staying up past midnight – Every. Single. Night.
Zero exercise – Not even a walk around the block
Doom scrolling – Hours disappearing into the void
But understanding your habits is only half the battle. You need to connect them to their real-world impact:
Eating Habits → 20kg overweight, fatty liver starting, self-esteem in the toilet
Staying up late → Mood swings, energy crashes, can’t focus on anything
No exercise → Back and neck pain, overweight, dragging through every day
Doom scrolling → Wasted productivity, missing time with family, kids, even walking the dog…
Now here’s where it gets interesting. The Pareto Principle says 20% of your effort should deliver 80% of your results.
So I went nuclear on the biggest time-waster first.
I completely deleted Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Don’t have Twitter, TikTok, or any of that stuff. Just… gone.
And that ONE change was already a complete game-changer.
The first few days after quitting? I was bored out of my mind. People kept asking if I was okay, why I left, all that drama. I didn’t even bother explaining. It just happened. Life moves on.
It’s been exactly one month since I went cold turkey, and the results are insane:
- I have WAY more time now
- Actually helping with house chores now
- While bathing the kids, I’m organizing closets instead of scrolling
- Reading to my kids almost every day instead of staring at a screen
- No more crushing workload because I’m not hemorrhaging time on my phone
- Actually reading books again, which leads to my next move…
About a week ago, I decided I’m done going to bed after 11pm. Target is lights out by 10pm, and I’ve completely redesigned my mornings:
6:20 – Alarm goes off (no snoozing)
6:20-8:30 – Kids ready, breakfast, school/daycare drop-off
Before this, we were always rushing. Waking up late, running behind schedule, stress everywhere. Now we actually wake up, shower, bike to school with our dog, drive our son to daycare, and on the way back…
9:00-10:00 – Gym with Personal Trainer (twice a week)
Look, I’m terrible at exercising. I love how I feel afterward, but I have zero interest in figuring out which muscles to work or proper form. So I hired a personal trainer. I’ve got back and neck issues from sitting all day, and every time I try to lift something without knowing what I’m doing, I get injured and deal with back pain for weeks.
10:30-17:30 – Work time
Here’s the magic: When I get to work now, I’m actually happy, energized, and motivated. My day hasn’t even officially started yet, and I’ve already won big. Quality time with family, nice walk with my daughter and the dog, solid workout before diving into work.
Evenings are for the kids – music school, kids’ CrossFit, ballet.
19:00-20:00 – Bedtime routine for the kids (bath, stories, lights out by 20:30)
Then we do a 30-minute “house reset” – dishes, laundry, putting everything back where it belongs.
And that’s it. Simple, sustainable, actually working.
Would love to learn some of those cleaning spells from Hogwarts though…