How does one succeed in life?
12.06.2025 06:01
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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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.
Making more friends is a goal.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Ask yourself:
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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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.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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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.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Procrastinates a lot.
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.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Can you name an example of bad parenting?
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Do not set goals—set systems.
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.
What should I do? I'm 17 and I'm dating a 23-year-old guy.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
How do teachers justify punishing a student for fighting back against their bullies?
What I need from you?
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Does not procrastinate.
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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.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
That's it for today.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
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.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.