How does one succeed in life?
08.06.2025 00:10
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.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
That's it for today.
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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.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Is it legal for an employer to ask why you are taking time off from work?
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Why do diabetic people sweat so much?
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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.
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Do not set goals—set systems.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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Procrastinates a lot.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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Does not procrastinate.
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.
What I need from you?
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
What do you think hell is like?
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.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Ask yourself:
What happened to your school bully?
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
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Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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Hangs out with loser friends.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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.).
Avoids sugar and is very fit.