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How does one succeed in life?

11.06.2025 10:00

How does one succeed in life?

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

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

Procrastinates a lot.

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Hangs out with loser friends.

Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

Do not set goals—set systems.

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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.

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.

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

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

That's it for today.

Why do most people care so much about what others think? Are they afraid of society norms?

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

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.

Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

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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)?

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.

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

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

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

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What I need from you?

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

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

Saving $10,000 is a goal.

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 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.

Big dreamer but only in his mind.

Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

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

“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.

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

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

Avoids sugar and is very fit.

Living to your full potential is a goal.

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Losing 20kg is a goal.

Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.

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

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

Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.

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

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Opens a business and makes WiFi money.

Making more friends is a goal.

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

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Does not procrastinate.

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

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