How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 05:42
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month 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.
That's it for today.
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Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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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.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
“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.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Procrastinates a lot.
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Hangs out with loser friends.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Ask yourself:
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
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.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Does not procrastinate.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Making more friends is a goal.
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.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).