How does one succeed in life?
08.06.2025 01:10
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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.
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Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
“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.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Hangs out with loser 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.
Making more friends is a goal.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
What I need from you?
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Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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Living to your full potential is a goal.
Procrastinates a lot.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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That's it for today.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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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.
Does not procrastinate.
Ask 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:
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):