How does one succeed in life?
13.06.2025 01:29
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Can you write a short story with a twist ending?
What I need from you?
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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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.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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.
What would have happened if Shin was a good movie instead of a bad one?
Ask yourself:
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Would Donald Trump's reelection make the world more dangerous?
That's it for today.
Procrastinates a lot.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Is heroin really as good as people say it is?
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.).
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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Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Does not procrastinate.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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.
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.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Making more friends is a goal.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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.
“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.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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:
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.