How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 29.06.2025 00:51
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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.
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.
Losing 20kg 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.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Hangs out with loser friends.
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Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Does not procrastinate.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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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.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
That's it for today.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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.
Why do most people care so much about what others think? Are they afraid of society norms?
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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.
Living to your full potential 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.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Procrastinates a lot.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
What I need from you?
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Ask yourself: