26 things
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It's my 26th birthday and I thought to list a few things I've learned or wished I knew sooner in this quarter century of life. Without further ado:
- Learn to learn.
- When starting a new thing have the mentality that you will inevitably fail/fuck up a considerable amount in the beginning and accept it. You will get better.
- Manage your money as well as possible. Try to take as little debt as possible, don't spend on useless things, but also enjoy on your hard earned money.
- If you can avoid having a car, do yourself a favor and don't buy one. If you must have one, don't overstretch yourself on a fancy one (learned it the hard way myself).
- Have at least some knowledge of as many areas as possible.
- First of all, read. Secondly, try to read both fiction and nonfiction. Third, try to read the classics too.
- Trust people, but don't be gullible.
- Practice at least one sport.
- The more you age, the more truth you'll find in "the cost of community is inconvenience".
- Ask when you have a question. Tell people when you want something.
- As much as you can, don't do overtime.
- In most cases, it's not worth holding grudges.
- Every once in a while, try to think of times you were in hardship and that you overcame them.
- Almost everything settles itself given time, try to not over stress.
- You don't have to love your job and not hating it is enough if it pays the bills.
- With practice, you can (re)learn almost anything.
- Invest in the quality of your sleep and health (I'm sorry fellow Americans).
- Cook at home and you'll also enjoy more the times when you dine out.
- The gut instinct is often times correct.
- Few things are worth dying on a hill for, especially at work.
- It's fine to change your views according to new evidence.
- School is not useless.
- If you've made it, acknowledge at least a part of it is due to luck and stay humble.
- Sometimes, only way out is through.
- You need to take care of yourself before you can take care of others.
- Strive to learn from others, but be aware that in some you'll only really get the gist of it by experiencing it.
I realize many of the points above might seem cringe or cliché, I could've gone deeper with the reasoning behind them, but I think this form makes the most sense for what I wanted to convey.
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