How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 01.07.2025 07:15
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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Do not set goals—set systems.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Procrastinates a lot.
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Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
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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:
Ask yourself:
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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Hangs out with loser friends.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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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.
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.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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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.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
That's it for today.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Does not procrastinate.
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How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Making more friends is a goal.
“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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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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Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Why am I so tired of the keto diet?
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.