How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 30.06.2025 16:39
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Procrastinates a lot.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
What I need from you?
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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Living to your full potential is a goal.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Do you need goggles for red light therapy?
Has a beautiful wife, cars, 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.
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.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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:
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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.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Losing 20kg is a goal.
That's it for today.
Ask yourself:
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Making more friends is a goal.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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.
Does not procrastinate.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Do not set goals—set systems.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.