How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 03.07.2025 00:04
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
“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.
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Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
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Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Ask yourself:
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Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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.
How did you become popular in school?
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
How does the brain decide "what" thought to attach to a feeling?
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Procrastinates a lot.
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.
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.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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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First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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.
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.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
That's it for today.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Making more friends is a goal.
Does not procrastinate.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
What I need from you?
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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.