How does one succeed in life?
12.06.2025 00:25
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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.
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.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
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.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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Losing 20kg is a goal.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Making more friends 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.
“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.
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The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
What I need from you?
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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Does not procrastinate.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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Procrastinates a lot.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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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.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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.
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Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
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Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
That's it for today.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Ask yourself:
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?