How does one succeed in life?

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.

Living to your full potential is a goal.

Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

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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.

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

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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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.

Avoids sugar and is very fit.

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.

What would happen if the Soviet Union had simply annexed Manchuria after World War 2 or kept it independent as a puppet state allied them and separate from China as China was too weak too oppose it anyway?

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

What I need from you?

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

During the Atlmark incident in 1940, the Brit war criminals violated Norwegian neutrality. Hitler could then justify invading Norway. Have the Brits ever apologized for violating Norwegian neutrality?

Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

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

How come Jesus died on Friday and rose on Sunday? That's not 3 days and three nights.

That's it for today.

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.

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

I think that being gay is wrong, but I treat gay people respectfully like any other person. Is it homophobic? Or offensive in any kind of way? Aren’t disagreement and discrimination two different things?

Losing 20kg is a goal.

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

Do not set goals—set systems.

Has a conversation with someone who holds opposing political views ever caused you to change your own beliefs?

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

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

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

Is it possible for a judge to hold someone in contempt for not being able to pay a fine that was imposed during their sentencing hearing?

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

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

Big dreamer but only in his mind.

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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:

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

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

How are max different from medical and minimum security prisons?

Does not procrastinate.

Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.

Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

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

Opens a business and makes WiFi money.

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

Is Obito Uchiha redeemable?

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

Ask 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.

Why are white women so hard to date?

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

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

Saving $10,000 is a goal.

Procrastinates a lot.

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

Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.

Making more friends is a goal.

Hangs out with loser friends.

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