How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 25.06.2025 22:47

Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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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Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Does not procrastinate.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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.
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The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Making more friends is a goal.
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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.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
“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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Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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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Ask yourself:
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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.
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.
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Do not set goals—set systems.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Can you share something that captivates you, whether it's an idea, a discovery, or an invention?
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Procrastinates a lot.
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Living to your full potential is a goal.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
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.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
That's it for today.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.