How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 23.06.2025 07:34
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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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.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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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.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
“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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If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Procrastinates a lot.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Making more friends is a goal.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
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.
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Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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?
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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Living to your full potential is a goal.
Does not procrastinate.
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.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Ask yourself:
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
That's it for today.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Hangs out with loser friends.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.