How does one succeed in life?

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.

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

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

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

Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

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.

Can you imagine how nervous Kamala Harris must be knowing that in couple of hours she needs to face master debater Donald Trump?

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

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

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

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That's it for today.

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

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

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Does not procrastinate.

What I need from you?

Saving $10,000 is a goal.

Why do older people have a hard time using technology?

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

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

Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

Why are Republican politicians so afraid to oppose Trump?

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

Losing 20kg is a goal.

“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.

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Big dreamer but only in his mind.

Living to your full potential is a goal.

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

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.

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Making more friends is a goal.

Ask yourself:

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

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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

Hangs out with loser friends.

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Opens a business and makes WiFi money.

Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.

Avoids sugar and is very fit.

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?

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

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.

Procrastinates a lot.

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

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

Do not set goals—set systems.

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

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

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

Why do people procrastinate and how can they stop?

Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.

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

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