How does one succeed in life?

Last Updated: 02.07.2025 10:10

How does one succeed in life?

Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).

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.

Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.

I caught my 16-year-old daughter reading Haunting of Adaline. It says it’s an 18 and I’ve heard some bad stuff about that book. What should I do?

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

Avoids sugar and is very fit.

Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

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

Making more friends is a goal.

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

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

Ask yourself:

Big dreamer but only in his mind.

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Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

Opens a business and makes WiFi money.

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

“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.

Living to your full potential is a goal.

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

Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

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

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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.

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

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

Hangs out with loser friends.

Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.

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Procrastinates a lot.

Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

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

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That's it for today.

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

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

Does not procrastinate.

Saving $10,000 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.

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

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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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.

Losing 20kg is a goal.

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

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

What I need from you?

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

Do not set goals—set systems.

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

Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.