How does one succeed in life?
11.06.2025 01:46
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
“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.
Making more friends is a goal.
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Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
What I need from you?
Have you ever witnessed political correctness harm someone?
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.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Procrastinates a lot.
Why do flat Earthers exist? Why can’t I see the Sun at night? Is it because Earth is not flat?
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.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
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An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Do not set goals—set systems.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Why do guys have better skin than women even though women use more product?
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Does not procrastinate.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
What are the best self-care practices to improve mental health?
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Ask yourself:
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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:
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
That's it for today.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.