How to Be Good at Life
Simple Systems to Achieve More and Stress Less
Will be published approx. on 8. October 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-0350-6998-9 (ISBN)
Description
'A practical guide to designing the life you actually want' - Nir Eyal, bestselling author of Indistractable
From the creator of the massively popular System Sunday community with over two million followers comes a proven method for building 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 passwords, subscriptions, and deadlines - 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 Seinfeld, Serena Williams, Hans Zimmer, Beyonce, 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.
From the creator of the massively popular System Sunday community with over two million followers comes a proven method for building 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 passwords, subscriptions, and deadlines - 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 Seinfeld, Serena Williams, Hans Zimmer, Beyonce, 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.
Reviews / Votes
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 <i>Indistractable</i> Tired of procrastination and living below your potential? The solution is here, in Ben Meer's readable and practical How to Be Good at Life. Read this book today to find your path to a better, more organized life -- Arthur C. Brooks, No. 1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Meaning of Your Life</i> 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 <i>This is Marketing</i> In a world obsessed with goals, How to Be Good at Life offers 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 <i>Tiny Experiments</i> 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, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The 5 Types of Wealth</i> If life feels harder than it should be, read this -- Jenny Wood, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Wild Courage</i> 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 <i>The Way of Excellence</i> and <i>The Practice of Groundedness</i>More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0350-6998-9 (9781035069989)
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Person
Ben Meer is a writer, speaker and coach known as 'The Systems Guy' (Forbes). His weekly newsletter, System Sunday, reaches more than 250,000 subscribers, and he's built a social media following of over two million. An executive coach to founders and CEOs, Meer is a sought-after speaker on productivity, systems thinking and intentional living. He holds an MBA from Cornell University and previously worked as a management consultant at Ernst & Young, where he discovered that the same systems driving business growth could transform everyday life. He is the author of How to Be Good at Life.