How does one succeed in life?
15.06.2025 14:41
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Why didn't Taylor Swift do Taylor Swift (Taylors version)?
Do not set goals—set systems.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
How long can a marriage survive after a long-term affair?
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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.
What are the 10 things you regret doing in your life?
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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.
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.
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Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Why do narcissist move on so easily?
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Making more friends is a goal.
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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.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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.
What are the pros and cons of arranged marriages?
Hangs out with loser friends.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
That's it for today.
Procrastinates a lot.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Does not procrastinate.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Ask yourself:
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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.
What I need from you?