How does one succeed in life?
10.06.2025 07:15
“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.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Ask yourself:
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
How do you deal with a neighbor stealing?
Procrastinates a lot.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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.
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.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
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.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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Paying a coach with a detailed plan 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.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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Do not set goals—set systems.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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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.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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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.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
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Losing 20kg is a goal.
Does not procrastinate.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
That's it for today.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Making more friends is a goal.
Hangs out with loser friends.
What I need from you?
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?