How does one succeed in life?
08.06.2025 01:28
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.
That's it for today.
“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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Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Making more friends is a goal.
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.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Do all you people that took the "jab" feel lied to yet?
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Procrastinates a lot.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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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.
Does not procrastinate.
Ask yourself:
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Do not set goals—set systems.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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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:
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
What is your craziest college sex story?
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
What would have happened if Shin was a good movie instead of a bad one?
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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.
What I need from you?
Living to your full potential is a goal.
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.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?