How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 18.06.2025 01:52
What I need from you?
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Hangs out with loser friends.
Making more friends is a goal.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Why are you a Muslim? Why is it Islam for you and not something else?
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.
Why do atheists want to see God so badly?
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
What life lesson did you learn the hard way?
“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.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
What's your photograph of the day 1097?
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.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
What are 10 interesting facts about you?
Does not procrastinate.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Are you worried that the 2024 US presidential election will result in a close race?
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Why do some people dislike Gilmore girls?
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Procrastinates a lot.
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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
That's it for today.
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's an uncomfortable truth you've learned to accept?
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Is it ok to be spanked by your parents if you are not in bed in your set bedtime?
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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.
Ask yourself:
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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.
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.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):