How does one succeed in life?
09.06.2025 01:51
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Procrastinates a lot.
Why am I not getting any atheists to debate with? Are they scared?
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Making more friends is a goal.
Does not procrastinate.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
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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.
“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.
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.
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Ask yourself:
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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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Avoids sugar and is very fit.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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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.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Why would my husband cheat on me with an ugly fat woman?
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
That's it for today.
What I need from you?
Can I fix a fridge leak myself, or should I call a pro?
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
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.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):