How does one succeed in life?

Last Updated: 01.07.2025 12:25

How does one succeed in life?

Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.

Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.

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.

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Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.

Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.

That's it for today.

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Making more friends is a goal.

Living to your full potential is a goal.

Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).

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Procrastinates a lot.

If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.

Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.

Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.

Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.

What should I do if I love a girl and she apparently doesn't love me?

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.

The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.

Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).

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 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.

What I need from you?

Hamas uses 100,000 human shields and no one cares. Israel straps one wounded terrorist to a Jeep to transport him to medical facilities and the world cries. What gives?

Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.

Hangs out with loser friends.

However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:

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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.

Do not set goals—set systems.

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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.

Does not procrastinate.

Is it really a good idea for Taylor Swift to publicly endorse Kamala Harris? Most probably inferred it anyway. But, by making a statement, it will likely alienate Republican fans. It seems wiser for entertainers to be politically neutral.

Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.

Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?

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Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.

Losing 20kg is a goal.

Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.

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Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.

Saving $10,000 is a goal.

Big dreamer but only in his mind.

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An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):

Avoids sugar and is very fit.

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.

What song are you listening to right now? What does it mean to you?

“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.

Ask yourself:

How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?