Ask HN: How to create systems and not goals?

I recently came across this[1] blog post by Scott Adams. I've been reading up on creating systems in my daily life with a positive feedback loop but I'm still not very clear on the how.

How do/don't HN-ers create these systems? Any examples would be great!

[1]: https://www.scottadamssays.com/2013/11/18/goals-vs-systems/