How to Be Good at Life
Simple Systems to Achieve More and Stress Less
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Published:8th Oct '26
Should be back in stock very soon
The international influencer and coach behind the popular System Sunday newsletter explains how to create resilient 'systems' to achieve your goals and live better.
The international influencer and coach behind the popular System Sunday newsletter explains how to create resilient ‘systems’ to achieve your goals and live better.
Instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller
Instant #1 New York Times bestseller
You don’t need more time or willpower. You need better systems.
From the creator of the massively popular System Sunday community with over two million followers comes a proven way to build systems that make modern life easier.
You’re making thousands of decisions a day. You’re fighting algorithms designed to steal your attention. You’re managing complexity your brain was never built to handle. And somewhere in there, you’re supposed to exercise, eat well, and maintain friendships.
No wonder life feels harder than it should.
The happiest and most successful people don’t have more willpower than you. They’ve learned a skill most of us were never taught: building systems. This book is the missing manual.
Ben Meer – dubbed 'The Systems Guy' by Forbes – spent years studying what separates people who consistently thrive from those who merely survive. Drawing on insights from behavioural science and systems thinking, and introducing DRIVE, a five-step method for turning any goal into a system that works, How to Be Good at Life gives you the full toolkit to:
- Go beyond habits to build systems for everyday routines and projects
- Design systems across your personal and professional life
- Access 40+ plug-and-play systems you can implement immediately – including System Sunday
- See the hidden methods behind the success of Jerry Seinfeld, Serena Williams, Hans Zimmer, Beyoncé, Andy Warhol, and more
- Discover that the payoff isn’t just productivity, but a sense of calm and lightness
Maybe you’ve dreamed of starting a side hustle, getting in shape, or finally taking control of your money. This book shows you how to make progress inevitable.
The gap between who you are and who you want to become? It’s just a few systems you haven’t built yet.
'Read this book today to find your path to a better, more organized life' - Arthur C. Brooks, No. 1 bestselling author
'A practical guide to designing the life you actually want' – Nir Eyal, bestselling author of Indistractable
'If life feels harder than it should be, read this' – Jenny Wood,...
We like to think success comes from discipline, but more often it comes from the systems we build. This book is a practical guide to designing the life you actually want -- Nir Eyal, bestselling author of Indistractable
Tired of procrastination and living below your potential? The solution is here, in Ben Meer’s readable and practicalHow to Be Good at Life. Read this book today to find your path to a better, more organized life -- Arthur C. Brooks, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Meaning of Your Life
Systems are more powerful and more effective than mere habits. Ben Meer offers practical, tactical and proven techniques on how to invest your time, not just spend it -- Seth Godin, bestselling author of This is Marketing
In a world obsessed with goals, How to Be Good at Lifeoffers a practical and refreshingly clear approach to designing your life with intention. Ben Meer shows how systems can help us learn, adapt and make meaningful progress without mindlessly pushing harder -- Anne-Laure Le Cunff, neuroscientist and author of Tiny Experiments
Practical, powerful and long overdue.How to Be Good at Life is the operating manual they forgot to give you in school. The book that will leave you calmer, clearer and finally in the driver's seat as you navigate through life -- Sahil Bloom, New York Times bestselling author of The 5 Types of Wealth
If life feels harder than it should be, read this -- Jenny Wood, New York Times bestselling author of Wild Courage
A hyper-practical guide on systems and frameworks to help you control the controllables and navigate the chaos of life. I wish I’d had this book when I was younger -- Brad Stulberg, author of The Way of Excellence and The Practice of Groundedness
Most of us have more goals than systems – and that's exactly why we stay stuck. Ben Meer delivers a clear, energetic, practical guide to building the simple structures that make the hard stuff feel easier. -- David Epstein, bestselling author of Range
An important contribution. The human brain isn't designed to handle the complexity of modern life. Systems solve this problem! -- Cal Newport, bestselling author of Deep Work
ISBN: 9781035069989
Dimensions: 155mm x 234mm x 27mm
Weight: 436g
352 pages