How does one succeed in life?

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.

Making more friends is a goal.

Big dreamer but only in his mind.

When a dog smells another dog’s poo or wee, do they then remember that scent for when they smell it again, or even further know which dog they are smelling if they know the dog?

Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.

Saving $10,000 is a goal.

How would you respond to Rep. Nancy Mace's claim that the GOP platform is more in line with what the American people want compared to the left?

Do not set goals—set systems.

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

“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.

It has been said that people with ADHD can often hyperfocus. Can that be an advantage?

Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.

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

Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

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What I need from you?

Does not procrastinate.

Hangs out with loser friends.

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

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

Living to your full potential is a goal.

What's the hardest part about marriage that no one ever talks about?

That's it for today.

Procrastinates a lot.

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

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

Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

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

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Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

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

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

What is your interpretation of the movie Rocky? What makes it a good film in your opinion?

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

Why does everyone hate Ed Sheeran so much?

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

Opens a business and makes WiFi money.

Losing 20kg is a goal.

Avoids sugar and is very fit.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Ask yourself:

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