How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 28.06.2025 07:16
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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.
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Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Making more friends is a goal.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
That's it for today.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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.
Can you name a female actress who has had bad timing or luck in her film career?
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Does not procrastinate.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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Do not set goals—set systems.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Ask yourself:
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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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.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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Procrastinates a lot.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
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.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Is TikTok becoming a platform for soft porn?
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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Living to your full potential is a goal.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
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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.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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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