How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 06:41

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.
Procrastinates a lot.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Making more friends 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.
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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.
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.
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Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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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.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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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.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Does not procrastinate.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
What I need from you?
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Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Do not set goals—set systems.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
That's it for today.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Have you ever had sex with your mother-in-law? If so, how was it and did your wife ever find out?
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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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.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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Losing 20kg is a goal.
Ask yourself:
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.