How does one succeed in life?
12.06.2025 00:14
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Ask yourself:
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Do not set goals—set systems.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
What would happen if the Earth stopped spinning for one minute?
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Saving $10,000 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.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Procrastinates a lot.
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Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Making more friends is a goal.
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Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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.
That's it for today.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
What makes you feel guilty the most?
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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.
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Living to your full potential is a goal.
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.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Why do Indian parents force their kids to do stuff?
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
“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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Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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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What I need from you?
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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.
Does not procrastinate.