How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 22.06.2025 01:45
Ask yourself:
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.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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That's it for today.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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Does not procrastinate.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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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.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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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Procrastinates a lot.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
What I need from you?
Quitting porn for 30 days 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.
“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.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
What is it like to wear a kilt?
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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Living to your full potential is a goal.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Making more friends is a goal.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).