How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 21:28
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Does not procrastinate.
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.
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.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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.
Making more friends is a goal.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Do not set goals—set 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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Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
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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.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
What I need from you?
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Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Ask yourself:
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
How long would you let a homeless friend stay at your house?
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Procrastinates a lot.
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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.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
That's it for today.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.