How does one succeed in life?
12.06.2025 00:34
What I need from you?
Ask yourself:
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
How often do you watch the news on TV?
“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.
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.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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Making more friends is a goal.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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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Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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.
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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Does not procrastinate.
How do women feel when they are in love?
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
What was the worst spanking you got growing up?
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Procrastinates a lot.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
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Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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That's it for today.
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.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide 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.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
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.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.