How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 24.06.2025 03:00
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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.
Procrastinates a lot.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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Ask yourself:
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
“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.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
What I need from you?
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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.
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Do not set goals—set systems.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Does not procrastinate.
What is the cost of implementing synchronized traffic lights in a mid-sized city?
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Can shaving hair by Veet in our vagina cause diseases?
That's it for today.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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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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.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Living to your full potential is a goal.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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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.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
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:
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Making more friends is a goal.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.