How does one succeed in life?
12.06.2025 01:30
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Was Jimmy Carter a good President of the United States?
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?
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Have you ever followed through being bi-curious?
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.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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 is a fun psychological trick to try on someone?
What I need from you?
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
That's it for today.
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Procrastinates a lot.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Are Americans really as uneducated and ignorant as portrayed in the media?
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Making more friends is a goal.
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Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Ask yourself:
Hangs out with loser friends.
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Does not procrastinate.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
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Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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.