How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 00:15
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Does not procrastinate.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
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 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Procrastinates a lot.
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Avoids sugar and is very fit.
What I need from you?
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Making more friends is a goal.
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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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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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.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
What made you recently say to yourself, “Wait. Really?”
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 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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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.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Ask yourself:
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
That's it for today.
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.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.