How does one succeed in life?
08.06.2025 09:15
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Living to your full potential is a goal.
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Do not set goals—set systems.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Procrastinates a lot.
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An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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 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.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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.
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.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
What I need from 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.
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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Hangs out with loser friends.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Why did my ex-narcissist move so fast with his new supply marriage engagement moving in, etc.?
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Making more friends is a goal.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
That's it for today.
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Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Ask yourself:
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Does not procrastinate.
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.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.