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“It has gradually become clear to me what every great philosophy up till now has consisted of – namely, the confession of its originator, and a species of involuntary and unconscious autobiography; and moreover that the moral (or immoral) purpose in every philosophy has constituted the true vital germ out of which the entire plant has always grown.”
I think "philosophy" can be replaced with "advice" and it still applies.
Great list! I'm in my 50s and all of this resonates with me but when I was 30 I was missing a few. My top one at this point is "Help others succeed, and they’ll help you succeed in the long term." As I'm reaching the end of my career I can say that this behavior has been a winner 100% of the time.
You must not have helped too many people if everyone always returned to help you. Maybe you sorted out all the bad people before helping them.
Dude is 30 and thinks he is in a position to give out life advice... I'm 37 and nothing is figured out. Maybe wait another 30 years.
I feel many people are more interesting in their 30s when they are still full of dreams and idealism than in their 50s after two marriages, a mortgage and a lot of hairloss.
> Don’t make your problems other people’s problems.
> Read more books.
> It’s only awkward if you make it awkward.
> People care more about stories than facts.
> Don’t let your expenses rise as fast as your income.
> Less is more.
> Curious people are smart. Be curious.
> Don’t be afraid to look stupid.
> It’s never as easy as it looks.
> Perfection is the enemy of good.
> Under-promise and over-deliver.
This reads more like a list of clichés I can find on posters plastered on the walls of a depressing accounting office than actual life advice. Then again, I don't trust the advice of someone who's only made it to 1/3 of his life expectancy.
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This sounds more like advice that he's gathered or been given that seemed the best to him. I think that's fair. People give young people advice a lot. Also becoming a dad makes one feel quite a bit older. Now it would be interesting to see him reflect back on these in 30 years...
Turning down advice on the principal that someone is "only 30" is going to leave you missing out on lots of good advice as well. People, regardless of age, may have insights that you lack. Throwing it out wholesale is as foolish as blindly accepting it.
Dude is 30 and thinks he is in a position to give out life advice... I'm 37 and nothing is figured out. Maybe wait another 30 years.
Of course you can be 30 and give advice. Is there a rule where you have to be a certain age to give advice? Even if you're 10 years old, you are allowed to write on the Internet and no need to police yourself with arbitrarily "waiting". Also an argument extrapolated on your own experience of 37 that nothing is figured out is not very good argument against when you can or cannot say something.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Of course you can be 30 and give advice. Is there a rule where you have to be a certain age to give advice? Even if you're 10 years old, you are allowed to write on the Internet and no need to police yourself with arbitrarily "waiting". Also an argument extrapolated on your own experience of 37 that nothing is figured out is not very good argument against when you can or cannot say something.
Yes, if you took my comment extremely literally and removed all humour your points would all be correct.