How does one succeed in life?
09.06.2025 09:05
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
What I need from you?
Why do you think Democrat favorability ratings are so low?
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
'Classmates threw Snickers at me to test my peanut anaphylaxis' - BBC
“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.
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.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Stock Market News, June 3, 2025: Nasdaq Moves Higher; OECD Cuts U.S. Growth Outlook - WSJ
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Could Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ kill the OFR and accidentally sabotage SOFR? - Financial Times
Ask yourself:
Procrastinates a lot.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
2 fans die and an officer is in a coma after Champions League celebrations in France - NBC News
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
That's it for today.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Knicks fire coach Tom Thibodeau after first Eastern Conference finals berth in 25 years - AP News
Does not procrastinate.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Why is Tiananmen Square censored?
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Making more friends is a goal.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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.