How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 01.07.2025 00:14
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.
Ask yourself:
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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Hangs out with loser friends.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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That's it for today.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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.
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Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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What I need from you?
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Making more friends is a goal.
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.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Do not set goals—set systems.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Does not procrastinate.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Procrastinates a lot.