How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 18.06.2025 00:24
Do not set goals—set systems.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
What’s the worst thing you caught anyone in your family doing?
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Saving $10,000 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.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
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.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
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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Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Does not procrastinate.
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.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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.
What I need from you?
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
“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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Hangs out with loser friends.
Making more friends 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.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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.).
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Ask yourself:
Procrastinates a lot.
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.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
That's it for today.