How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 01:02
That's it for today.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Do not set goals—set systems.
What do you think is the most powerful line in the song "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" by Édith Piaf?
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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.
Ask yourself:
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.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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Living to your full potential is a goal.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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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.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
What I need from you?
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Does not procrastinate.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Procrastinates a lot.
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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Making more friends is a goal.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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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.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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:
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.