How does one succeed in life?
09.06.2025 10:40
Procrastinates a lot.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
“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.
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Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Do not set goals—set systems.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
If there is an abandoned house with no owner, can I live in it?
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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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.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
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.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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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Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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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Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Does not procrastinate.
Ask yourself:
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
What I need from you?
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Living to your full potential is a goal.
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.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
That's it for today.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
What made you recently say to yourself, “Wait. Really?”
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Making more friends is a goal.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.