How does one succeed in life?
12.06.2025 01:11
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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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.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Making more friends is a goal.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
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.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
That's it for today.
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.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
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However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Why do narcissists devour so much sugar (candy, ice cream, donuts, etc., in huge amounts at a time)?
“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.
What I need from you?
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Ask yourself:
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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An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Procrastinates a lot.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?