How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 16:08
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Making more friends is a goal.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Sapiente nemo autem perspiciatis.
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.
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.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Quitting porn for 30 days 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.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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.
Ask yourself:
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Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Do not set goals—set systems.
In what ways is Bollywood becoming westernized?
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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Procrastinates a lot.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
“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.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
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Does not procrastinate.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
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Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
That's it for today.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Is TikTok becoming a platform for soft porn?
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
What I need from you?
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.