How does one succeed in life?
12.06.2025 00:34
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.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Ask yourself:
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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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“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.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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What I need from you?
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Making more friends is a goal.
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.
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Hangs out with loser friends.
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.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
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Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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.
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The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Procrastinates a lot.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Does not procrastinate.