How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 02:02

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.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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That's it for today.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
What is your favorite underrated movie and why? What makes it underrated? How did you find it?
Making more friends is a goal.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Why do Democrats never produce a good argument for why Trump was a bad president?
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Ask yourself:
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Does Trump have a deal or not with Russia on Ukraine, or is Putin just playing him?
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
“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.
Do not set goals—set 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:
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Does not procrastinate.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
How does Kamala Harris plan to tackle the housing crisis?
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.
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.
Why is there no great temptress figure in any of Tolkien’s major works?
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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Hangs out with loser friends.
Procrastinates a lot.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
What do people usually do when they wake up at 5:00 am?
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.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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What I need from you?
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).