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If you think it's hard to find friends in your 20s and 30s, imagine being in your 50s or 60s so say yes to going out now, because in the future... they're not all going to be around.
I spent too much time in the company and that lead to a stagnate and boring career. I trusted them about having a long career and ended up learning obscure tech only to have my position outsourced (which they also said they never do). That obscure tech experience greatly limits my options to leave.
On a personal side, stay single and don't have a kid. Be able to retire early and do the things you want to do instead of the things you have to do.
People are older than you think... especially your parents. If you don't spend time with them now because you're busy in academia, pursuing startup ideas, getting rich, then one day you'll end up wealthy and well educated but alone wondering if you made anyone proud. If you think it's hard to find friends in your 20s and 30s, imagine being in your 50s or 60s so say yes to going out now, because in the future... they'…
1. Before anything, develop morals and emotional intelligence. That means no complaining, being more patient and more trusting that things will turn out well. Everyone says be more patient but you have to be a lot more patient. Impatience screws everything: gaming, relationships, career growth, spiritual growth. This is why every insists on meditating. A good question to ask yourself is if some celebrity posted this…
> 6. Rule of thumb with cash investment is a 10x return Over what time period?
It is a problem if you can't get 10x. Can this $200k house be worth $2m in 40 years? Will buying this $10 productivity book return $100 worth of productivity any time in my life? Do I really need such an expensive laptop to get work done?
People gaming the system at work are the smartest; fighting the system is 10x more work and not worth the personal gain
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Can you explain 9?
A few points: Synthetic clothes (ie manmade fibres like polyester) are mostly made of plastic which is really really bad for your skin and your hair, especially if you have eczema. Non-synthetic clothes pack more bang for their buck when it comes to protecting you from the weather - a thin wool jumper does so much more than a bulky polyester one, a cotton top will let your sweat out which is so much better for both s…
This applies to fitness, investments, making an effort at work, family ties, relationships, sleep, .
We often know what we need to do better but keep ignoring/procrastinating/letting inertia get the best of us. It's this stuff that you'll wish you had paid attention to 10 years later.