How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 25.06.2025 13:13
Ask yourself:
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
That's it for today.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Rihanna’s Father, Ronald Fenty, Dies at 70: Report - Billboard
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Procrastinates a lot.
Making more friends is a goal.
How did the Nazis figure out whether a person or community is 'Aryan' or not?
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.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Scientists hooking flies on cocaine to study addiction: Reports - WKRN News 2
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Does not procrastinate.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Salmonella outbreak in cucumbers expands to 18 states, 45 sickened - NBC News
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
What I need from you?
Jerome Powell’s Exit Leaves The Fed On An Uncertain Path - Seeking Alpha
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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.
Yankees Considering Starts For Ben Rice At Catcher - MLB Trade Rumors
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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.
Atheists who have read the Bible and think that contains immoral things, why do you assume that?
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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.
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.
Startling Health Risk: “Normal” Sodium Levels Linked to Heart Failure - SciTechDaily
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
What is a good comeback for when someone calls you flat?
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Have you been arrested or investigated?
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Do not set goals—set systems.
“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.
AMD once again first to top GPU clock charts with RX 9060 XT delivering 3.1 GHz - VideoCardz.com
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
CNN’s Live ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Telecast Spurs Special Coverage - Variety
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Apple brings Apple Intelligence to the iPhone screen at WWDC 2025 - TechCrunch
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
From Royal Toddler to Teen Heartthrob, 34 Pictures of a Young Prince William - Vogue
Living to your full potential 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:
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?