How does one succeed in life?
11.06.2025 01:11
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
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.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
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If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Making more friends is a goal.
How would you feel if your girlfriend had dick pics on her phone?
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
What story do you have involving a public restroom?
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Ask yourself:
Hangs out with loser friends.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
How likely is it to make a living out of being a window cleaner in a Nordic country?
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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Does not procrastinate.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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.
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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Procrastinates a lot.
“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.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
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That's it for today.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
In bed, not in music, which is better, a drummer or a bass player?
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.