How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 03.07.2025 01:12
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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.
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Avoids sugar and is very fit.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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):
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
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Making more friends is a goal.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Ask yourself:
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That's it for today.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Does not procrastinate.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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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.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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Big dreamer but only in his mind.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
“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.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
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Saving $10,000 is a goal.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Procrastinates a lot.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan 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.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.