How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 25.06.2025 15:32
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
That's it for today.
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The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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Does not procrastinate.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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What I need from you?
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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Cutting off WiFi at home for a month or giving your phone to a distant friend for a month (in exchange for a Nokia or simply nothing) is a system.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
PICK 1 important thing you want to quit or bring into your life in 2025. Think hard about a system that will make it impossible or inevitable.
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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Making more friends is a goal.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Ask yourself:
“YOU 2.0” is like your future kid. It’s your duty to make decisions for him. It is wiser to marry a nice mom for your kid, not just a beautiful wife for yourself.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
In 5 years, YOU will still be the one making decisions. And if you keep your current habits, "YOU 2.0" will have big problems.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Procrastinates a lot.
Keep in mind that, there is always a system for any problem. You just need to be willing to think hard enough and BE WILLING TO MAKE SACRIFICES.
Porn blockers might help, but they won’t be as effective. And you know nudity isn’t just on Pornhub—it’s everywhere. Don’t joke with fire.