How does one succeed in life?
10.06.2025 03:44

An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Saving $10,000 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.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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.
“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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Ask yourself:
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
That's it for today.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Hangs out with loser friends.
What is something you want to "get off your chest"?
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
What I need from you?
Why was Boromir corrupted by the One Ring, but not Faramir in The Lord of the Rings?
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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Living to your full potential is a goal.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
What are some ballbusting stories?
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Does not procrastinate.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
What is a good habit and what is bad one?
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Making more friends is a goal.
Procrastinates a lot.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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.
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)?
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.