How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 10:23
Making more friends is a goal.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
“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.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
That's it for today.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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.
Why are some people afraid of monsters?
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Does not procrastinate.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Why is there no great temptress figure in any of Tolkien’s major works?
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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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.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Ask yourself:
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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.
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.
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.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan 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.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Procrastinates a lot.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
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.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?