How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 03.07.2025 05:26
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Ask yourself:
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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.).
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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Procrastinates a lot.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Quitting porn for 30 days 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.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their 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.
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What I need from you?
Does not procrastinate.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
“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.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.