How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 24.06.2025 00:55
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Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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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.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Hangs out with loser friends.
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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.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Procrastinates a lot.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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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:
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Does not procrastinate.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
That's it for today.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
“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.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Making more friends 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.
Ask yourself:
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.