How does one succeed in life?
08.06.2025 07:58
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Are fanservice-y characters (i.e. Lara Croft, Tifa Lockhart) immediately bad?
“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.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
That's it for today.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
What caused the decline of the Soprano crew?
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Making more friends is a goal.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
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.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
What is the difference between anxiety and depressive neurosis?
What I need from you?
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
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.
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Does not procrastinate.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Procrastinates a lot.
What would you change in Rings of Power?
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
If a cat is feminine in German, what article do you give to a male cat?
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Is the saying "nice guys finish last" true? Can good intentions always lead to positive outcomes?
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
What are your funniest "lost in translation" moments if you grew up speaking more than one language?
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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.
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.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.