How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 28.06.2025 02:18
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.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
“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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The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
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Making more friends is a goal.
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.
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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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Ask yourself:
What I need from you?
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
What was your first trans experience like?
Does not procrastinate.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Procrastinates a lot.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
That's it for today.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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.
Do not set goals—set systems.