How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 28.06.2025 07:38
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
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Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Making more friends is a goal.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Hangs out with loser friends.
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Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Procrastinates a lot.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
How can someone effectively handle a targeted individual?
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Do not set goals—set systems.
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“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.
Ask yourself:
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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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.
Does not procrastinate.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
That's it for today.
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.
Why is Taylor Swift re-recording her albums?
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
What I need from you?
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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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However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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.
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.