How does one succeed in life?
12.06.2025 04:37
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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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.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Procrastinates a lot.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
“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.
That's it for today.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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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.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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Do not set goals—set systems.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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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Ask yourself:
Does not procrastinate.
Making more friends is a goal.
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Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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