How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 03.07.2025 02:01
Does not procrastinate.
That's it for today.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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“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.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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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.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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Losing 20kg is a goal.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
What's the difference between a zero shot, a few shot, and a chain of thought prompting?
Hangs out with loser friends.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Procrastinates a lot.
Ask yourself:
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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Making more friends is a goal.
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.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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.
What I need from you?
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Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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:
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.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.