How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 01.07.2025 08:49
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.
“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.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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Procrastinates a lot.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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Making more friends is a goal.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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Big dreamer but only in his mind.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Hangs out with loser friends.
What I need from you?
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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.
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.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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Ask yourself:
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.
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.
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Does not procrastinate.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Saving $10,000 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:
Living to your full potential 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.
That's it for today.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.