How does one succeed in life?
08.06.2025 05:18
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
That's it for today.
Ask yourself:
What are some common lies that addicts may tell themselves?
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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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Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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Does not procrastinate.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
What I need from you?
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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.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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:
Hangs out with loser friends.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Making more friends is a goal.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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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.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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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.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Were you ever in love with your teacher?
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Procrastinates a lot.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?