How does one succeed in life?
12.06.2025 05:17
Do not set goals—set systems.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
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The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Making more friends is a goal.
Have your parents ever walked in on you?
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Procrastinates a lot.
Do countries with free health care generally have co-pays or deductibles to discourage use?
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
What I need from you?
“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.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Ask yourself:
I just cannot wake up early, even if I sleep on time. What should I do?
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.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Have you ever lied to your family? What were the circumstances?
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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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.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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.
How would you describe modern day Russian society, beyond just politics?
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
That's it for today.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
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.
Does not procrastinate.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.