How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 14:03
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Making more friends is a goal.
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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Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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.
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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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.
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Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Does not procrastinate.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Procrastinates a lot.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
That's it for today.
Ask yourself:
Quitting porn for 30 days 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.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.