How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 24.06.2025 06:34
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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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.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Making more friends is a goal.
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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“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.
That's it for today.
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.
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.
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Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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.
What do people usually do when they wake up at 5:00 am?
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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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.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Ask yourself:
Do not set goals—set systems.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Procrastinates a lot.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Does not procrastinate.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
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.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.