How does one succeed in life?
12.06.2025 01:23
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Making more friends is a goal.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Procrastinates a lot.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Can you share some of your favorite jokes that are not well-known but always make people laugh?
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
What I need from you?
“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 are some of your favorite hip hop lyrics?
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Do not set goals—set systems.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Why are the bands Smashmouth and Nickelback often used as punchlines?
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Ask yourself:
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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.
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Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Is there a possibility that we are living in a simulation and that there is a concept of rebirth?
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
That's it for today.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Does not procrastinate.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.