92% goals fail - here’s a system that might help, inspired by Daniel Pink
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92% goals fail - here’s a system that might help, inspired by Daniel Pink
The video presents Year Designed, a free digital planning tool inspired by Daniel Pink, Tim Ferriss, and Chris Williamson. It outlines the platform's features, including establishing an identity snapshot, reviewing past wins and regrets, conducting a pre-mortem, and applying friction design. Users can also select a theme word, download their plan, set calendar reminders, generate an AI wallpaper, and export their data to ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini for accountability.
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Why 92% of New Year's resolutions fail
The host highlights how most New Year's resolutions fail and argues that success requires designing a system rather than waiting for change.
Introducing the Year Designed planning tool
The presenter introduces Year Designed, a free digital planning tool based on Daniel Pink's workbook, Tim Ferriss, and Chris Williamson.
Identity snapshot and past year review
He outlines the first steps of the tool, including identifying three words describing your best self and reflecting on past wins and regrets.
Measurable wins and running a pre-mortem
The speaker explains how to establish measurable goals and conduct a pre-mortem to anticipate points of failure before they occur.
Picking a theme word and designing friction
He details selecting a guiding theme word and using friction design to encourage positive behaviors and eliminate bad habits.
Exporting plans, calendar reminders, and AI wallpapers
The presenter shows how users can download their finished plan, schedule calendar review reminders, and generate an AI wallpaper.
Using AI as an accountability partner
He explains how to export the plan directly into such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to act as accountability partners.
Privacy features and Eisenhower's planning philosophy
The host emphasizes local browser privacy, quotes Dwight D. Eisenhower on the importance of planning, and shares the website link.
Transcript
Every January, millions of smart and motivated people set their goals, and 92% of them will fail. A better year isn't something you wait for, it's something you design a system for. I built Year Designed, a free digital version of Daniel Pink's planning workbook with key techniques from Tim Ferriss and Chris Williamson baked in. Most planning workbooks give you a blank page, but Daniel Pink's framework is different. It provides exercises that reveal your truth and then builds systems around to support it. Start with identity snapshot, 3 words that describe you at your best, and then define what helps you get to your best.
Then a quick past year review Tim Ferriss style, your biggest wins and regrets, because regret isn't weakness, it's an instruction on what to change. Then define 3 measurable wins. Run a pre-mortem on each one of them, identifying how you will fail before you do. Choose a theme word, your compass for the year, and then design friction, Chris Williamson's method for making good habits easier and bad ones harder. When you're done, download your complete plan as a document, set up calendar reminders for weekly reviews or quarterly check-ins if you want, and get a generated AI wallpaper featuring your theme word and commitments so your plan shows up every time you unlock your phone.
Here's the key: one-click export your plan Claw, ChatGPT, Gemini, or your favorite LLM. Use it as an accountability partner all year, someone who actually remembers what you said you wanted. It's free, no account, fully private. Your data stays in your browser only. While your plans might also fail, having systems and direction in place helps. Like Eisenhower said, plans are useless, but planning is everything. Check out yeardesign.com, and I hope you'll find it useful.