How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 01.07.2025 11:12
Procrastinates a lot.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Hangs out with loser friends.
That's it for today.
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Ask yourself:
What I need from you?
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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.
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.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
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Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Making more friends is a goal.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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Does not procrastinate.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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.
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Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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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.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Losing 20kg 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.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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.