How does one succeed in life?
11.06.2025 23:58
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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.
That's it for today.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Is it just me, or do we all hate Sasuke from Naruto?
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Procrastinates a lot.
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How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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Living to your full potential is a goal.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Making more friends is a goal.
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Saving $10,000 is a goal.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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“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.
What I need from you?
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Ask yourself:
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Does not procrastinate.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).