How does one succeed in life?
13.06.2025 03:55
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Saving $10,000 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.
What pet would you strongly not recommend?
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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Making more friends is a goal.
What I need from you?
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
What are some tips for a girl with low self-esteem to start dating?
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Procrastinates a lot.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
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Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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Living to your full potential is a goal.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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.
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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.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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Ask yourself:
“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.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
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.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Do not set goals—set systems.
Does not procrastinate.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
That's it for today.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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.