How does one succeed in life?
15.06.2025 04:08
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
How often do prisoners try to escape from jail/prison, and how many of them succeed?
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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.
What is the best music album of all time?
Making more friends is a goal.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
“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.
I've never read the book. What did Dorian Grey do that was so immoral and sinful?
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.
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.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Why don't I get sleep at nights?
Does not procrastinate.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Losing 20kg is a goal.
What's an uncomfortable truth you've learned to accept?
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
How can you tell if someone is cunning?
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
That's it for today.
Ask yourself:
Why do I sweat so much after applying moisture or sun screen on my face? I have normal skin.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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.
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.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
What are the challenges associated with the birth narratives of Jesus?
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Procrastinates a lot.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
What I need from you?
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.