Discover Why Quitting Goals Could Boost Your Productivity

Discover Why Quitting Goals Could Boost Your ProductivityDiscover Why Quitting Goals Could Boost Your Productivity

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Adam Saadi

pro

• 15h

Got it — here’s a tighter, punchier version that still stirs the pot and invites real debate.

Quit Your Goals. Seriously.

Every productivity guru tells you to set big, specific goals. I’m telling you it’s quietly keeping you stuck.

Here’s why goals are a trap:

1. They manufacture failure. A goal says you’ll be successful later. Until then, you’re in deficit. You’ve turned daily life into a waiting room. And when you finally hit the target? The satisfaction evaporates in days, and you move the goalpost. It’s a happiness treadmill you built yourself.

2. They make you fragile. Ever hit a big milestone and then collapsed? Goals create a “sprint then crash” rhythm. Remove the finish line, and the behavior often crumbles — because you never built a system, just adrenaline.

3. They blind you. Tunnel vision on a goal makes you ignore better opportunities and real signals. I’ve seen founders chase revenue targets right past the evidence that their product doesn’t actually solve a problem.

What works instead: Identity-based systems.

Stop asking “What do I want?” and start asking “Who am I becoming?” Then build tiny daily actions that prove it.

Not “write a book” → Be a writer. 200 words a day, forever.

Not “lose 15 pounds” → Be someone who moves daily and eats like they respect their body.

Not “hit a revenue goal” → Be a company that serves customers so well profit becomes inevitable.

I dropped all outcome goals two years ago. Terrifying at first. Result? Numbers went up more than any goal I would’ve dared to set — and I stopped feeling like I was constantly failing.

Systems beat goals. Every single time.

But I know this triggers ambitious people. We’re addicted to future “arrival.”

So let’s hear it:

Did a big goal ever backfire on you — even after you achieved it?

Am I completely wrong? Are goals non-negotiable for you?

Have you tried identity-based systems and actually seen a difference?

Change my mind in the comments. I’ll be in the thread.

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Istiak Ahmed Khan

• 14h

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Anna asol_design

pro

• 1d

YOUR ADHD APP IS NOT A SUPPORT TOOL.

It is another place where the user feels behind.

That is the brutal problem with most ADHD and wellness products.

They look calm. They sound supportive. They use soft colors. They talk about self-care.

But the experience still says:

“Complete the plan.” “Track the habit.” “Follow the routine.” “Stay consistent.” “Do better tomorrow.”

For an ADHD user, that is not support.

That is another system to fail at.

The user does not leave because they are lazy. They leave because the app asks for energy before it gives relief. Too many steps. Too many choices. Too much content. Too much setup. Too much pressure before one clear win.

And then founders call it a retention problem.

No. It is a product empathy problem. If your user opens the app already overwhelmed, your first job is not to educate them.

Your first job is to lower the cost of starting.

That is what this ADHD wellness app concept is built around: 1-minute content clear daily progress ADHD buddy support community touchpoints expert guidance low cognitive load tiny actions users can actually complete

The goal was not to make the app “pretty.”

The goal was to make the user feel:

“I can start.” That moment is the real conversion point.

Not the sign-up. Not the onboarding. Not the dashboard.

The first tiny moment where the user feels less alone, less overloaded, and more able to take action.

ADHD UX should not feel like another task.

It should feel like the first small step back into control.

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Kaushal

• 16h

Most self-improvement apps track effort. None track honesty. Built BetOnSelf to fix that.

You set a decision. Pick how hard it is. Pick your confidence level. Then you either do it — or you don't. No excuses. Just data.

→ Decision tracking + confidence scoring → Streak system with real points → Leaderboard vs people improving like you → Calibration score that exposes your real consistency Note — still in early build, features are shipping fast. The idea is real: most people plan well and execute poorly. BetOnSelf makes that gap visible.

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Saima Shakeel

• 2d

“Every founder who hires me says the same thing: 👉 ‘Make it look good.’

And every time, I ask them one question back:

👉 ‘What do you want your visitor to do in the first 3 seconds?’

Silence.

And that silence? That’s exactly why most landing pages fail.

Because design isn’t decoration. It’s direction.

If your page doesn’t instantly tell users: ✔ Where they are ✔ What you offer ✔ What to do next

You’ve already lost them.

Good UI makes things look nice. Great UX makes people take action.

Next time you design (or hire a designer), don’t start with: ❌ “Make it pretty”

Start with: ✅ “What’s the one action that matters most?”

That’s where real design begins.

💬 Curious—what do YOU think users should feel or do in the first 3 seconds?

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