How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 26.06.2025 02:32
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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.
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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.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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Ask yourself:
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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Procrastinates a lot.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Hangs out with loser friends.
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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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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.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
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.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Making more friends is a goal.
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Living to your full potential is a goal.
What I need from you?
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
“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.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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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.
That's it for today.
Does not procrastinate.