How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 13:44
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.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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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.
Procrastinates a lot.
Ask yourself:
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Making more friends is a goal.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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Hangs out with loser friends.
What I need from you?
That's it for today.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Does not procrastinate.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.