How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 11:57
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
What I need from you?
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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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.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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.
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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
What's the funniest thing you heard in a movie theater?
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
What lowers a fever the quickest?
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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Do not set goals—set systems.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
That's it for today.
Making more friends is a goal.
Ask yourself:
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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.
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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Procrastinates a lot.
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.
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.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
“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.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Does not procrastinate.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
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:
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.