How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 15:29
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Making more friends is a goal.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
What I need from you?
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
What do you remember that 95% of us have forgotten?
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Hangs out with loser friends.
“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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Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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Procrastinates a lot.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
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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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Losing 20kg is a goal.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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Does not procrastinate.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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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.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Is it possible to permanently quit pornography?
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.
That's it for today.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Ask yourself:
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.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
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.