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How does one succeed in life?

08.06.2025 07:31

How does one succeed in life?

Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

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

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

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

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

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

Does not procrastinate.

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

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

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.

Why do North Indians, living in Bangalore, not bother to learn Kannada?

Saving $10,000 is a goal.

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

Avoids sugar and is very fit.

What were the first few days, weeks, months and then years like after finding out about your spouses infidelity? How did your feelings, and yours & their approach to the situation change in the immediate aftermath compared to later down the line?

Procrastinates a lot.

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

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.

Why does my vagina always itch so badly after my periods?

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

Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.

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

Why do I feel like something bad is going to happen to me?

Making more friends is a goal.

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

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

Why do people hate fat people so much, even people who aren't exactly supermodels themselves? It seems like such a deep, passionate hatred, like they're offended by fat people just existing. Fat people didn't do anything to them, so why hate them?

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:

Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

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Big dreamer but only in his mind.

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

Losing 20kg is a goal.

Why is Taylor Swift re-recording her albums?

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

Living to your full potential is a goal.

Hangs out with loser friends.

I’m wondering about attachment and transference with the therapist and the idea of escape and fantasy? How much do you think your strong feelings, constant thoughts, desires to be with your therapist are a way to escape from your present life? I wonder if the transference serves another purpose than to show us our wounds and/or past experiences, but is a present coping strategy for managing what we don’t want to face (even if unconsciously) in the present—-current relationships, life circumstances, etc. Can anyone relate to this concept of escape in relation to their therapy relationship? How does this play out for you?

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

Ask yourself:

Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

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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.

Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.

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

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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

That's it for today.

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

Have you ever regretted not hitting on a older women?

“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.

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

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

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

Opens a business and makes WiFi money.

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