How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 03.07.2025 00:29
“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.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Living to your full potential is a goal.
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Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
What I need from you?
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
That's it for today.
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.
Making more friends is a goal.
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.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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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Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
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An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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Procrastinates a lot.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Does not procrastinate.
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.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Do not set goals—set systems.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Ask yourself:
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?