How does one succeed in life?
13.06.2025 00:10
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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.
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.
Making more friends is a goal.
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Do not set goals—set systems.
What I need from you?
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Ask yourself:
Why do so many people like life?
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Does not procrastinate.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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Big dreamer but only in his mind.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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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.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
“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 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
That's it for today.
Procrastinates a lot.
Quitting porn for 30 days 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:
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Saving $10,000 is a goal.