How does one succeed in life?
11.06.2025 23:37
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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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.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
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“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.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Making more friends is a goal.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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That's it for today.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
What do you love to do at night when you’re alone?
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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.
What I need from you?
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Does not procrastinate.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Ask yourself:
Procrastinates a lot.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).