How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 28.06.2025 14:49
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Does not procrastinate.
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Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
What I need from you?
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Losing 20kg 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.
That's it for today.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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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“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.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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.
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Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
How can we become the best humans? How can we trust each other?
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
How do you get a girl to like you?
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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 3: Maybe you want to make more 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.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Procrastinates a lot.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Making more friends is a goal.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Ask yourself: