How does one succeed in life?
12.06.2025 00:30
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Making more friends is a goal.
Procrastinates a lot.
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Big dreamer but only in his mind.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Living to your full potential is a goal.
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Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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.
Do not set goals—set systems.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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What I need from you?
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Ask yourself:
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Does not procrastinate.
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.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
What is your response when someone says "how may I help you"?
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
That's it for today.
“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.