How does one succeed in life?
12.06.2025 12:56
“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.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
That's it for today.
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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.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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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)?
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
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.
Does not procrastinate.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Procrastinates a lot.
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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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.
Making more friends is a goal.
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Hangs out with loser friends.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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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:
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Ask yourself:
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Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
What I need from you?
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.