How does one succeed in life?
12.06.2025 23:44
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Procrastinates a lot.
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.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Does not procrastinate.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Ask yourself:
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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.
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.
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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.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
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Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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.
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An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
That's it for today.
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Making more friends is a goal.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
“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.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.