How does one succeed in life?
08.06.2025 05:17
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Can you tell me something about yourself?
“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.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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.
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.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
When was you wife swapping fantasy started?
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Does not procrastinate.
Atheists who have read the Bible and think that contains immoral things, why do you assume that?
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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.
What misfortune led to an important discovery?
Living to your full potential is a goal.
What I need from you?
Making more friends is a goal.
Why are American women so ugly nowadays?
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
That's it for today.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Ask yourself:
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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.
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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Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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Procrastinates a lot.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.