How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 18.06.2025 05:12
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Making more friends is a goal.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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.
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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Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Hangs out with loser friends.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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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.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Procrastinates a lot.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
What I need from you?
Does not procrastinate.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Why does my crush make me jealous about having a girlfriend?
“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.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Do not set goals—set systems.
Ask yourself:
That's it for today.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.