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How to Be Good at Life

Simple Systems to Achieve More and Stress Less

Ben Meer

Written by
Ben Meer
Read by
Ben Meer
Length
7 hrs 46 min
Rating
4.5 / 5
Publisher
Penguin Audio
Released
2026-10-06

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What it is

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 behavioral science and systems thinking, he introduces 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 projectsDesign systems across your seven Life Engines: Health, Relationships, Career, Money, Emotions, Mind, and EnvironmentAccess 40+ plug-and-play systems you can implement immediately—including System Sunday, the weekly ritual to keep your life running smoothlySee the hidden methods behind the success of Seinfeld, Serena Williams, Hans Zimmer, Beyoncé, Andy Warhol, and moreDiscover 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.

* This audiobook edition inncludes a downloadable PDF of charts, visuals and an appendix from the book.

On the charts

Last charted October 21, 2026. Its best position was 1 on Bestsellers in Business & Careers, reached September 2, 2026. Seen on 9 charts over 33 days of readings, the first on August 28, 2026.

1 7 1 August 29, 2026 October 9, 2026 August 29, 2026 — position 2September 2, 2026 — position 1September 3, 2026 — position 1September 4, 2026 — position 2September 5, 2026 — position 2September 6, 2026 — position 2September 8, 2026 — position 5September 10, 2026 — position 5September 11, 2026 — position 7September 12, 2026 — position 7September 13, 2026 — position 5September 17, 2026 — position 7September 21, 2026 — position 4September 22, 2026 — position 5September 23, 2026 — position 6September 24, 2026 — position 7September 25, 2026 — position 4September 26, 2026 — position 4September 27, 2026 — position 4September 28, 2026 — position 3September 29, 2026 — position 2September 30, 2026 — position 3October 1, 2026 — position 4October 2, 2026 — position 3October 3, 2026 — position 2October 4, 2026 — position 3October 5, 2026 — position 1October 6, 2026 — position 1October 7, 2026 — position 1October 8, 2026 — position 2October 9, 2026 — position 5
Bestsellers in Business & Careers — position by day.
ChartBestDaysLast seen
Business & Careers
Bestsellers 1 32 days October 9, 2026
New releases 1 4 days October 9, 2026
Health & Wellness
Bestsellers 1 32 days October 9, 2026
New releases 1 5 days October 21, 2026
Apple Books 22 2 days October 8, 2026
Personal Development
Bestsellers 1 32 days October 9, 2026
New releases 2 4 days October 9, 2026
Apple Books 22 2 days October 8, 2026
All audiobooks
New releases 5 2 days October 7, 2026

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