And why this is more powerful than setting goals — Here’s how you excel at life: Know what you want. Set smart 1-, 5- and 10-year goals Craft a clear path to achieve them. Never give up! Sounds familiar? Yeah, it’s bullshit. At least for me. It sounds great in theory, but in reality, this always led to me endlessly…

Did you know that Ben Franklin didn’t only invent the urinary catheter and the lightning rod, but also the habit tracker? — You might have heard of Benjamin Franklin’s 13 necessary virtues. He made a list of the 13 virtues he wished to emulate. Then he drew up a table and checked in every evening on whether or not he lived up to his standards.

Why do you make everything so f*cking complicated? — Life isn’t as complicated as you make it to be. You have a goal and google, how to reach it. You buy books and courses and read hundreds of articles. You gather endless information to figure out your perfect 1034 step plan to success. Deep down, you know exactly what…

How many Medium articles do you have to write, to get to the top 1%? — “90% of podcasts don’t get past episode 3. That’s 1.8 million who quit. Of the 200.000 left, 90% will quit after 20 episodes. That’s another 180.000 gone. To be in the top 1% of podcasts in the world, you only need to publish 21 episodes.” Creative success is a numbers…

Your side hustle is worthless, unless you get this right. — A side hustle is a lot of work. You think it’s worth it. You think, a side-hustle will allow you to escape the rat race and life life on your turns. In the beginning, it’s a lot of work, but it will all pay off in the end. Right? RIGHT? …

Highlight your favorites and I’ll write the 3 most-highlighted ones. — You can write 12 books in the next 12 months. You might not do it. But you could. And I could. It would be good for me. It would change my whole life for the better. It would open up new opportunities. …

Forget the 10.000 hour rule for mastery. Try the 10.000 experiments rule instead. If you’ve already read “Skip the Line” by James Altucher, you know that experiments are the fastest way to learn new skills, test ideas and to make progress. If you haven’t read it, do it now. It’s…

The thing you call “work” is. — „Why do you waste your time doing that?“ — „Because it’s fun and I love it. That’s why.“ You can’t waste your time, doing something you love. Writing horrible songs isn’t a waste of time, checking your e-mail 20x a day is. Playing video games isn’t a waste of time…

And what it took to get there — I have the skills, because I’ve read every article about writing, you can find online. I have the motivation: I tell everybody, whether he asks me or not, that I’m a successful writer already. The law of attraction baby. And — most importantly — I have the right mindset: I…