How does one succeed in life?

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.

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.

Saving $10,000 is a goal.

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

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

Losing 20kg is a goal.

What is the best video editing software you are using presently?

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.

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

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

Why was Boromir corrupted by the One Ring, but not Faramir in The Lord of the Rings?

The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.

Ask yourself:

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

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

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

Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

My wife has a bunch of really attractive friends, and she expects me to never say anything to her about how beautiful they are. Does this seem fair? I love my wife, and just commenting shouldn’t hurt anything, right?

That's it for today.

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

“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.

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Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.

Quitting porn for 30 days 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.

How much can you sell a 10k subscriber newsletter for?

Big dreamer but only in his mind.

Living to your full potential is a goal.

First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.

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Opens a business and makes WiFi money.

Do not set goals—set systems.

Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

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

Does not procrastinate.

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

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

Hangs out with loser friends.

What I need from you?

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

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

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.

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

Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

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

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

Making more friends is a goal.

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

Have you ever followed through being bi-curious?

Avoids sugar and is very fit.

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

Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, 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:

Procrastinates a lot.