Scott H Young

I have a new book!

Foundations is a guided journal that condenses much of the research I did in my year-long project. The book explains what foundations are, how to cultivate and sustain better habits, and teaches you the essentials for each of the twelve foundations I explored during my project.



As a guided journal, it also includes a progressive habit tracker you can use for your own year-long project to build the twelve keystone habits, helpful prompts for breaking through sticking points and additional tracking sheets once the year is over.¹

You can get the book on Amazon in hardcover, paperback and Kindle formats.

The Foundations project I finished last year was one of the best projects I’ve done. In one year, I worked through twelve different habits, improving my fitness, productivity, finances and relationships. I read over 100 books, lost weight, improved my sleep and just generally became a happier person.

While we still plan on running the full companion course (next session starts in May) with its 160+ lessons, guided worksheets and community coaching, I understand that not everyone is able to participate in a premium course. Therefore, to try to make the project more broadly accessible, I created a condensed version of what we taught in the course in this guided journal.

What is a Guided Journal?

This is my first foray into guided journals. For those unsure of what that means, exactly, it’s a mixture of a regular book, structured prompts for your own reflection, and a handy habit tracker that allows you to pursue your own version of the Foundations project.

Just to put that in context, the full manuscript is a little over 20,000 words. In comparison, my two traditionally published books, Ultralearning and Get Better at Anything, were around 75,000 words.² The book is also more to-the-point and action-oriented than my typical nonfiction book writing, as the idea is to give you everything you need to know to succeed with transforming your foundations for life.

If you’ve seen my Foundations project and are serious about undertaking it yourself in full, the journal is a perfect guide.

If you’d like to implement a just few of the habits, the information contained is exactly what you need to get started.

And even if you’re still on the fence and aren’t sure if you want to start anything yet, the book is still a great read. Who knows, you might even convince yourself to embark on some new efforts to make your life better?

The Foundations guided journal is published through Amazon and is available in paperback, hardcover and Kindle (with links to PDFs for the tracker and journal prompts).

I hope you’ll enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it!

Special thanks to my editor Maria Bengtson, designer Dávid Csere, course production lead Vat Jaiswal and my wife, Zorica, who encouraged me to create the journal!