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How does one succeed in life?

Last Updated: 27.06.2025 06:34

How does one succeed in life?

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

What I need from you?

Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

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That's it for today.

Does not procrastinate.

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

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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.).

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

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

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

Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.

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Avoids sugar and is very fit.

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.

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.

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

Hangs out with loser friends.

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

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Living to your full potential is a goal.

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

Do not set goals—set systems.

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Making more friends is a goal.

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

Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

Losing 20kg is a goal.

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

Procrastinates a lot.

Big dreamer but only in his mind.

Is it possible for celebrities to remain anonymous in public without being recognized, even by accident?

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

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

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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?

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.

Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.

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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.

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

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

Ask yourself:

Opens a business and makes WiFi money.

What would happen if the Soviet Union had simply annexed Manchuria after World War 2 or kept it independent as a puppet state allied them and separate from China as China was too weak too oppose it anyway?

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

Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

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

Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

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

“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.