Goals, Disasters & Gerald: Luna's Journey to Not Sucking at Life

By Zhiyi Wang

What if the secret to achieving your goals isn't willpower, but systems? Meet Luna Lee-your hilariously relatable guide to not sucking at life.

At 26, Luna has mastered exactly one thing: spectacular goal failure. Her apartment is a graveyard of unused productivity apps, abandoned workout equipment, and 19 crumpled New Year's resolutions. When her latest disaster involves accidentally killing Gerald (her plant) while trying to optimize her entire life in one weekend, Luna realizes she needs a completely different approach.

Enter the science of actually achieving things.

Through Luna's entertaining journey from chaotic dreamer to systematic achiever, you'll discover the psychology behind why most goals fail-and more importantly, what actually works. From micro-habits that stick to environment design that doesn't require superhuman willpower, Luna stumbles through (and eventually masters) evidence-based strategies that transform her from someone who wants to be a UX designer into someone who is one.

You'll laugh while learning how to:

Build micro-habits that actually stick (hint: start smaller than you think)
Design your environment for automatic success
Use identity-based goal setting to become who you want to be
Apply "if-then" planning to outsmart your own procrastination
Turn social pressure into sustainable accountability
Think in systems instead of outcomes

Part memoir, part science-backed self-help, part comedy show, this book proves that the best way to learn about goal achievement is through someone else's hilarious mistakes. Luna's transformation from resolution-wrecker to goal-getter happens through real psychological insights delivered with the humors and the relatability of your most honest friend.

Perfect for anyone who has ever: Made ambitious plans on Sunday that died by Wednesday, bought organizational tools to organize their organizational tools, or wondered why everyone else seems to have figured out this "adulting" thing.

Gerald the plant not included, but systematic thinking skills guaranteed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FRSC3FKJ
• ISBN13: 9798265850218
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 343 Pages
• Weight: 1.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"