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How does one succeed in life?

Last Updated: 23.06.2025 04:52

How does one succeed in life?

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

Opens a business and makes WiFi money.

Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

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

Living to your full potential is a goal.

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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).

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

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

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

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

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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide 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:

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Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

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

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

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

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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Does not procrastinate.

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

Making more friends is a goal.

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Do not set goals—set systems.

Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.

Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.

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

Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

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

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Saving $10,000 is a goal.

Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

Procrastinates a lot.

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

Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.

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.

My stepmother has banned me from the family. Can she legally keep me from going to my father's funeral?

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

Avoids sugar and is very fit.

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

Whenever I write a novel, I struggle with the end, should I make it open? Should the good win or the bad win? Sometime I don't even have an ending, what should I do?

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

Hangs out with loser friends.

Losing 20kg is a goal.

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

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

Ask yourself:

That's it for today.

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.

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.