How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 10:58
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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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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.
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.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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What I need from you?
Do not set goals—set systems.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
That's it for today.
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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
What’s something you’ve learned that you think everyone should know, but nobody talks about?
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Ask yourself:
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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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?
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Can you share the entire summary of your spiritual life?
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
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.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Making more friends is a goal.
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Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Procrastinates a lot.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Does not procrastinate.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
“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.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.