How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 09:47
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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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.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
That's it for today.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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Ask yourself:
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.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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Hangs out with loser friends.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Does not procrastinate.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Why is Roblox so laggy it’s unplayable? My computer is fine and the internet is great.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
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.
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?
“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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Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Making more friends is a goal.
Procrastinates a lot.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.