How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 27.06.2025 00:23
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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.
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.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Does not procrastinate.
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Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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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.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
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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.
Making more friends is a goal.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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?
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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:
What I need from you?
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If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Ask yourself:
Why do some people have sex with dogs?
That's it for today.
“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.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
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Procrastinates a lot.
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.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, 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.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.