3169: Autopilot Achievement: How to Turn Your Goals Into Habits by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits on Habits and Goal Setting

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🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3169: Leo Babauta reveals how lasting achievement stems not from constant willpower, but from designing daily habits that put your goals on autopilot. By focusing on one habit at a time, like daily running or budgeting, you can reduce the mental burden of goal-setting and build sustainable momentum toward long-term success. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://zenhabits.net/autopilot-achievement-how-to-turn-your-goals-into-habits/ Quotes to ponder: "First we make our habits, then our habits make us." "Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going." "Habits are at first cobwebs, then cables." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.7	achievement. How to turn your goals into habits by Leo Babouda of zenhabits.net. And I'm Dr. Neal,
0:41.1	your very own personal narrator. Hey there, welcome to another edition of Optimal Health Daily.
0:46.9	This is one of just a few podcasts in the world where blogs are read to you. And on this show,
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1:06.7	today's post and start optimizing your life.
1:13.8	Autopilot Achievement
1:15.0	How to Turn Your Goals into Habits by Leo Babouda of zenhabits.net.
1:21.9	Quote,
1:22.1	First we make our habits, then our habits make us.
1:27.9	Charles C. Noble
1:29.8	It's such a simple concept, yet it's something we don't always do.
1:33.9	It's not exceedingly difficult to do, and yet I think it's something that would make a world
1:38.0	of difference in anyone's life.
1:40.3	Break your goals into habits, and focus on putting those habits into autopilot.
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