How does one succeed in life?

Making more friends is a goal.

Hangs out with loser friends.

Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.

How did you cope when someone you love, dealing with hyper-independence and trauma, felt they needed space to heal alone? Were you able to support them without overstepping, and did you eventually reconnect? How did that journey unfold?

Avoids sugar and is very fit.

Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Living to your full potential is a goal.

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

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

Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

Losing 20kg is a goal.

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

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

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.

Big dreamer but only in his mind.

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

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

Ask yourself:

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

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Does not procrastinate.

Do not set goals—set systems.

Procrastinates a lot.

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

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

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.

Now that Nigel has imploded his centre right U.K. Reform Party, in a fit of capricious impulse, do we have a credible alternative other than the RIGHT WING Rupert Lowe M.P. to save the impoverished British from the multicultural `benefits hugging`?

Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

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.

Opens a business and makes WiFi money.

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

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

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

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“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.

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.

Saving $10,000 is a goal.

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

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

Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

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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.

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

Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.

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

That's it for today.

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