Today I turn 26 years old.
Here are 26 lessons I've learned through life.
Here are 26 lessons I've learned through life.
1/ Stop being so arrogant.
"I don't know" is a valid answer.
"I don't know" is a valid answer.
2/ Do not let negative feedback disturb you.
Do not let positive feedback disturb you either.
Do not let positive feedback disturb you either.
3/ Life is easier when you live like you were a character in a video game.
Figure out what you need to do to get to the next level.
Figure out what you need to do to get to the next level.
4/ It's okay not to be okay.
It's not okay to not do something about it.
It's not okay to not do something about it.
5/ Everything is difficult before it's easy.
Love this image btw.
It has been my phone background for months now.
(h/t @jackbutcher)
Love this image btw.
It has been my phone background for months now.
(h/t @jackbutcher)
6/ People think about you way less than you imagine.
Don't let fear of judgment stop you.
Seriously, they don't care.
Don't let fear of judgment stop you.
Seriously, they don't care.
7/ It's not always about money.
There's value in creating just for the sake of it.
Don't underestimate the joy that side projects can bring.
Write a blog. Start a podcast. Share your pictures.
Create and don't look back.
There's value in creating just for the sake of it.
Don't underestimate the joy that side projects can bring.
Write a blog. Start a podcast. Share your pictures.
Create and don't look back.
8/ Having said that, it can be about money.
If you are not earning online, you are missing out.
When you build on the internet, you can:
- Earn at anytime
- Earn from anyone
- Earn from anywhere
Your first dollar online will change you.
For good. Not in an evil villain way.
If you are not earning online, you are missing out.
When you build on the internet, you can:
- Earn at anytime
- Earn from anyone
- Earn from anywhere
Your first dollar online will change you.
For good. Not in an evil villain way.
9/ You are going to die.
There are 99% chances no one will remember you in 100 years.
So you might as well do something worth living for.
There are 99% chances no one will remember you in 100 years.
So you might as well do something worth living for.
10/ Do not underestimate the joy small purchases can bring.
- Plants
- A journal
- A great book
- An extra charger
- High-quality pillows
High ROI.
- Plants
- A journal
- A great book
- An extra charger
- High-quality pillows
High ROI.
12/ Just because you can learn everything doesn't mean you should.
There's infinite information, but you still have 24 hours on your day.
Choose wisely.
There's infinite information, but you still have 24 hours on your day.
Choose wisely.
13/ When angry, breathe.
When stressed, breathe.
When anxious, breathe.
When stressed, breathe.
When anxious, breathe.
14/ Finding the truth >>> Being right.
Even if it means you are wrong.
Even if it means you are wrong.
15/ Life isn't a Marvel movie.
No one can save you except yourself.
The sooner you understand this, the better.
No one can save you except yourself.
The sooner you understand this, the better.
16/ If you wait until you are given permission,
You are going to wait for your whole life.
You are going to wait for your whole life.
17/ When you feel hungry, grab a glass of water.
Most of the time, you are anxious, not hungry.
Most of the time, you are anxious, not hungry.
18/ No one owes you anything.
The same way you don't owe anything to anyone.
Hard and liberating at the same time.
The same way you don't owe anything to anyone.
Hard and liberating at the same time.
19/ Consistent small improvements add up.
Do not underestimate these.
Do not underestimate these.
20/ Everything is figureoutable.
If you don't know how to do something, all you need is time.
Knowledge is out there, and it is most likely free.
Relax.
If you don't know how to do something, all you need is time.
Knowledge is out there, and it is most likely free.
Relax.
21/ The number of books read is a vanity metric.
Do not underestimate the knowledge you can get from:
- Tweets
- Threads
- Articles
- Essays
Do not underestimate the knowledge you can get from:
- Tweets
- Threads
- Articles
- Essays
22/ "And this too shall pass."
Everything does.
Everything does.
24/ Not every action deserves a reaction.
Conquer your primitive mind.
Conquer your primitive mind.
25/ You don't need a weekend getaway to "find yourself".
You just need silence.
Listen to your inside.
You just need silence.
Listen to your inside.
26/ Everyone loves a sincere birthday message.
It costs nothing.
It can mean everything.
It costs nothing.
It can mean everything.
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