How does one succeed in life?
12.06.2025 11:44
Making more friends is a goal.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Ask yourself:
Is the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting a preview of what the US is going to do to Taiwan?
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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Losing 20kg is a goal.
Hangs out with loser friends.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
What makes someone feel "rich enough" in different societies?
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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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.
Procrastinates a lot.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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.
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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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
What made you feel disgusted today?
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
“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.
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 the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
What I need from you?
Does not procrastinate.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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.
That's it for today.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.