How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 30.06.2025 01:02
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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“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.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
What I need from you?
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
How can I decorate my house creatively?
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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.
Ask yourself:
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An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
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:
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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Hangs out with loser friends.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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.
Does not procrastinate.
Procrastinates a lot.
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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.
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.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Making more friends is a goal.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
That's it for today.
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.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.