How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 26.06.2025 00:30
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
How come Jesus died on Friday and rose on Sunday? That's not 3 days and three nights.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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.
What's an uncomfortable truth you've learned to accept?
What I need from you?
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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Procrastinates a lot.
That's it for today.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
What did your sister do to you that you can never forget?
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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Making more friends is a goal.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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.
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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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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.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Ask yourself:
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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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.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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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.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Does not procrastinate.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
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.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.