How does one succeed in life?
10.06.2025 11:00
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
What I need from you?
Why do I feel so lazy every time I get into my room?
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Why do so many autistic adults deal with self-hatred?
Procrastinates a lot.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Why am I attracted to older men?
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Ask yourself:
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Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Who writes and reads novels nowadays?
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.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Does not procrastinate.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
What is the impact of being stereotyped as poor on an individual's life? How does it make them feel?
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
“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.
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Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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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.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Were knights’ lances practical weapons, or were they just for sports?
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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.
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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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
That's it for today.
Making more friends is a goal.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.