How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 00:20
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
How is TikTok able to censor porn?
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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.
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Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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.
Hangs out with loser friends.
How do you know if your husband loves you truly and deeply?
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Procrastinates a lot.
Why is Eric Clapton so roundly disliked among guitarists?
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
What I need from you?
Ask yourself:
What types of cushioning does Nike use in their running shoes?
That's it for today.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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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 can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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Does not procrastinate.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
“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.