How does one succeed in life?
12.06.2025 09:54
Procrastinates a lot.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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Hangs out with loser friends.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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That's it for today.
Do not set goals—set systems.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
What does it feel like to "lose your looks" to age?
Making more friends is a goal.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
As a guy, how do you know you if you are considered attractive?
What I need from you?
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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.
Were you ever in love with your teacher?
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.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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Does not procrastinate.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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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.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Are there any examples of outdated values in the Bible?
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Ask yourself:
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.