How does one succeed in life?
12.06.2025 01:29
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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Procrastinates a lot.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Why do people say "tall, dark, and handsome" when they actually mean "tall, white, and handsome"?
Does not procrastinate.
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.
What I need from you?
That's it for today.
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.
Ask yourself:
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The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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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:
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Do not set goals—set systems.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Making more friends is a goal.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
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.
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Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
“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.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
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.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.