How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 26.06.2025 03:05
“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.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Do not set goals—set systems.
What did your best friend do that ended your friendship?
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
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.).
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.
Ask yourself:
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Procrastinates a lot.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Is a housing crisis looming in China?
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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Losing 20kg is a goal.
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.
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What I need from you?
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Making more friends is a goal.
Does not procrastinate.
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?
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.
Hangs out with loser friends.
That's it for today.
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.
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.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.