No, seriously.
If you write down your goals, you’re about 42% more likely to achieve them.
That’s not made up.
That’s real.
So if your goal is to climb Mount Everest…
Writing it down already increases your chances.
Now, is it guaranteed to happen?
No.
If you don’t train, if you don’t go there, if you don’t actually try to climb it…
It’s not happening.
But that’s not the point.
A goal can be something huge like Mount Everest…
Or something small like picking up a pencil.
For some people, picking up a pencil is hard.
That’s their goal.
For you, it’s easy.
But here’s the thing:
You have daily tasks you need to do.
Writing emails.
Sending outreach.
Simple stuff.
But if you write those things down…
They’re more likely to get done.
And the more of those things you get done…
The more likely you are to succeed.
It’s that simple.
So writing a to-do list…
Actually increases your odds of success.
And if you’re not doing it?
You’re just making it harder for yourself.
So write things down.
And make sure they actually matter.
Don’t write:
“Scroll on X for two hours.”
That’s stupid.
Write what actually needs to get done.
Then go do it.