How does one succeed in life?
10.06.2025 05:52
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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Procrastinates a lot.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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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.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month 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.).
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Is dating in college necessary? Why and why not?
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Ask yourself:
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
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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.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
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Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Making more friends is a goal.
Does not procrastinate.
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The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
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.
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“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.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
What I need from you?
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
That's it for today.