How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 01.07.2025 08:58
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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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.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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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.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Living to your full potential is a goal.
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Do not set goals—set 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.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
What I need from you?
Does not procrastinate.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
That's it for today.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Making more friends is a goal.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
What are your main K-pop groups? (Or groups you listen to)?
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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Avoids sugar and is very fit.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Ask yourself:
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.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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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.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Procrastinates a lot.
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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.
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.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.