How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 30.06.2025 06:30
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
“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.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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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.
What I need from you?
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Ask yourself:
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?
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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Saving $10,000 is a goal.
That's it for today.
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.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Procrastinates a lot.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
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Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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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.
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.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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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.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Does not procrastinate.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Making more friends is a goal.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.