How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 03:49
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
What I need from you?
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Does not procrastinate.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Procrastinates a lot.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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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Making more friends is a goal.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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.
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An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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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That's it for today.
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.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Do not set goals—set systems.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
“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.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Ask yourself:
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.