How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 22.06.2025 10:42
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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Do not set goals—set systems.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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Losing 20kg is a goal.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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.
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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.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
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Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Procrastinates a lot.
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Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Making more friends is a goal.
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Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Ask yourself:
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Does not procrastinate.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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.
That's it for today.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Living to your full potential is a goal.
“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.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).