How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 03.07.2025 00:03
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.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Ask yourself:
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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.
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 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
What does it mean when someone is pretending to be me?
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
What is the worst thing your sibling has done?
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
What I need from you?
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Have you ever had your crush reject you, and then later you all dated and married?
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Making more friends is a goal.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
That's it for today.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
“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.
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.
What are the dangers of IRR therapy (red light heat therapy) to treat weak hand?
Does not procrastinate.
Procrastinates a lot.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
What does the stink of the skunk look like? Why would it be dangerous?
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Hangs out with loser friends.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.