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How does one succeed in life?

12.06.2025 06:35

How does one succeed in life?

Making more friends is a goal.

Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

Do not set goals—set systems.

So I’m getting piano lessons and my teacher wants me to get an upright piano instead of a keyboard. An upright piano is way above my price range, so what do I do? And what’s the difference between an upright piano and a keyboard?

Hangs out with loser friends.

Procrastinates a lot.

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

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Saving $10,000 is a goal.

“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.

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

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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.

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

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

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Ask yourself:

Does not procrastinate.

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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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.

Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

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

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Opens a business and makes WiFi money.

Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

What I need from you?

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

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.

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

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Avoids sugar and is very fit.

Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

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

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Losing 20kg is a goal.

Living to your full potential is a goal.

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

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

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

Big dreamer but only in his mind.

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

That's it for today.

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

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

However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:

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

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

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

Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.

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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.

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

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

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

Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.