How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 01:47
Ask yourself:
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
When was you wife swapping fantasy started?
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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.
Saving $10,000 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.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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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.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
I want to be a well-rounded person. What should I do?
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
That's it for today.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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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.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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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Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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.
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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.
Does not procrastinate.
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Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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 are some questions obviously just asked for sexual gratification?
Procrastinates a lot.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Making more friends is a goal.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
What I need from you?
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.