Ultimate Self-Improvement HABITS Tier List (BEST to WORST)

About this video

Kegley ranks ten common self-improvement habits on a tier list, stressing the ranking is subjective and for entertainment. Vision boards get C tier: useful, especially for beginners, but easy to abandon in a closet and skewed toward material goals. Breathwork gets B tier — he says he uses Wim Hof-style breathing two to three times a week — because its calming benefits can be short-lived. Journaling gets A tier: he distinguishes journaling from a diary, calling it a place to slow down, think and coach yourself, though the habit can be hard to maintain. Exercise and sleep both get S tier: exercise teaches consistency and pushing through resistance that transfers to other areas, and improving sleep affects energy, mood, patience and confidence. Meditation gets A tier, framed as ‘consciousness training’ rather than doing nothing, held back only by how hard it is to sustain. Reading is ranked as solid but dependent on book quality. Productivity hacking is placed low: he argues burnt-out people usually need to do less, not cram in more, and his own productivity advice centres on focus. Affirmations get D tier in his ranking — not because they lack value (he says they helped him) but because most people will not stick with the repetition required. Identity shifting gets A tier as the underlying reason for all the other habits: lasting change means becoming a 2.0 version of yourself.

Key takeaways

• Exercise and sleep are Kegley’s only S-tier habits; he says fixing sleep alone transforms energy, mood and confidence.
• Journaling and meditation earn A tier for introspection and consciousness training, but both lose marks for being hard to sustain.
• Productivity hacking ranks low in his view: people burning out from doing too much need less and better focus, not more hacks.
• Affirmations rank D tier in his list despite helping him personally, because the required daily repetition is where most people quit.
• Identity shifting underpins every other habit on the list: people pursue habits because they want to become a different person.

Episode details: published May 1, 2023 · 13:03 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Clark Kegley’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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