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How does one succeed in life?

12.06.2025 06:45

How does one succeed in life?

If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.

Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.

Ask yourself:

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Living to your full potential is a goal.

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.

Hangs out with loser friends.

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Procrastinates a lot.

Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.

Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.

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An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):

Does not procrastinate.

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.

Does having the wrong address on my car insurance invalidate my policy?

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:

Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.

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Making more friends is a goal.

Avoids sugar and is very fit.

How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?

Why do I get bored with porn so quickly? I can watch maybe half a video (5 mins max) and then get bored and do something else. I don't watch porn often, just a teenager. 17.

Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.

Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.

Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.

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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.

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.

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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.

The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.

What I need from you?

A kid threw a stone at my car. I confronted his mom (who was nearby). She said, "You can't prove it was my son." How should I have reacted?

Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.

“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.

Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

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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.

Big dreamer but only in his mind.

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That's it for today.

I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?

Losing 20kg is a goal.

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Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.

Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.

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How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?

Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).

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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Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

Do not set goals—set systems.

Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.

Saving $10,000 is a goal.

The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.