How does one succeed in life?
13.06.2025 04:30
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.
Does not procrastinate.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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That's it for today.
“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.
How far does good behavior take you in a prison?
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Do you have any opinion on Japanese writer/actor Yukio Mishima?
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
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Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Ask yourself:
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
What I need from you?
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.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Making more friends is a goal.
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):
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Hangs out with loser friends.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
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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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.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Can you name an example of bad parenting?
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Procrastinates a lot.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).