How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 28.06.2025 00:23
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.
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.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
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Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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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:
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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Losing 20kg is a goal.
Does not procrastinate.
Making more friends is a goal.
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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
“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 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Ask yourself:
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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Procrastinates a lot.
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.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
What is your most intimate experience with your best friend?
That's it for today.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
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.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
What I need from you?
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.