"Set anti-goals to protect what already matters When the speaker set out to reduce his visceral fat, he realised that achieving a health goal while destroying family time would be a net loss, so he added explicit constraints: no evening runs because that is time with his wife and daughter. He calls these 'anti-goals — the things you want to avoid en route to achieving your goal,' arguing that 'it's not just about achieving our goals, it's about achieving our goals without torpedoing the other aspects of our life.' Defining what you refuse to sacrifice before you start means your plan is built around your whole life, not just the target metric. Source: Ali Abdaal, Ali Abdaal YouTube, How to Actually Achieve Your Goals — The GPS System"