How does one succeed in life?
12.06.2025 02:45
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Does not procrastinate.
“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.
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.
What I need from you?
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Procrastinates a lot.
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Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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.
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Ask yourself:
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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Making more friends is a goal.
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.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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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.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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Hangs out with loser friends.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
What's the point of gender reassignment surgery which doesn't change a person's chromosomes?
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Why can't we send flat Earthers to space and show them the shape of Earth?
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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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:
That's it for today.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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.
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.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):