How does one succeed in life?

Living to your full potential is a goal.

Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

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

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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:

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

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

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

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.

Big dreamer but only in his mind.

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

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

Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.

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Making more friends is a goal.

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

Example 3: Maybe you want to make more 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?

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

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

Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

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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.

Do not set goals—set systems.

Opens a business and makes WiFi money.

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

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

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

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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

Procrastinates a lot.

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.

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

Hangs out with loser friends.

Does not procrastinate.

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Avoids sugar and is very fit.

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

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.

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

“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.

Ask yourself:

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

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

What I need from you?

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.

Saving $10,000 is a goal.

Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

That's it for today.

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

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.

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