Thread by @KingpinLessons

Rules to live a good life

A THREAD

1. Focus on what you can control.

In life, so many things are gonna happen to you that will be totally out of your control.

But what you can always control is your reaction to those situations.

Focus on that, and you will be good to go.

2. You control how you respond to things.

Victor Frankl also said, "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."

That sums it up.

3. Ask yourself, “Is this essential?”

As the popular notion goes, if it doesn't matter in 5 years, don't spend more than 5min being upset about it.

You only have limited time, so it's important for you to determine what actually is crucial for you in life.

4. Meditate on your mortality every day.

Death is a wonderful way to remind yourself that your time is limited, so don't waste it.

Death is what gives meaning to our existence.

5. Value time more than money/possessions.

Lost money can be recovered, but time, once lost, can never be found back.

Keep reminding yourself of this fact.

6. You are the product of your habits.

7. Remember you have the power to have no opinion.

Our opinions are based on the knowledge and experiences we have and as Einstein popularly said that "Knowledge is limited",

It doesn't make sense for you to hold onto your beliefs too strongly all the time.

8. Own the morning.

It's always good practice to kickstart your day by doing the most important tasks first.

If you can own the morning, you have a really high chance of owning the day.

9. Put yourself up for review (Interrogate yourself).

Question. Question. Question.

Question every last thing that is taking up real estate in your mind.

You will find out so many bugs and viruses that have been corrupting your efficiency lately.

10. Don’t suffer imagined troubles.

99.9% of all the fears you have are psychological, a figment of your imagination.

The more you run away from a ghost, the more that ghost will scare you.

11. Try to see the good in people.

People are not 'white' or 'black'.

They are white and black.

About time we separate the sin from the sinner and start appreciating people for the good in them instead of always criticizing the bad in them

12. Never be overheard complaining…even to yourself.

The more you complain, the more you are cementing the fact that you are weak and helpless.

Stop complaining and start taking responsibility.

13. Two ears, one mouth…for a reason

The one who is listening not just for the sake of replying but to actually learn something new is growing.

Those who are simply regurgitating what they already know are living a dead life.

14. There is always something you can do.

Stephen Hawkings once said, "However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there's life, there is hope."

15. Don’t compare yourself to others.

You are unique. Don't insult yourself by comparing yourself to others all the time.

16. Live as if you’ve died and come back (every minute is bonus time).

Probably my favorite.

If you can actually consider your current life to be a bonus, not just for show, but actually, then your life will become a play.

You will be able to live the way it was meant to be.

17. “The best revenge is not to be like that.” Marcus Aurelius

Being indifferent and moving on is the best revenge.

Don't give them the satisfaction of seeing you being desperate to take revenge.

18. Be strict with yourself and tolerant with others.

You gotta practice self-discipline to live the kind of life you dream of and let others do what they are doing.

Take charge of your life today

19. Put every impression, emotion, to the test before acting on it.

It's simple.

If you don't learn how to control your emotions, your emotions are gonna control you for the rest of your life.

20. Learn something from everyone.

Everyone has gone through something that you haven't, and consequently, every single person on this planet can teach you something you didn't know before.

Keep your mind open.

21. Focus on process, not outcomes.

You don't control the outcomes.

So, focus on what you can control: process.

Once you control the process, the outcome will automatically take care of itself.

Earn doing something you love

22. Define what success means to you.

Define your own version of success, and define early.

Success? Wealth? Name? Fame? Happiness? Health? Peace?

The ball's in your court.

23. Find a way to love everything that happens (Amor fati).

Whatever is bound to happen will happen,

So you might as well become comfortable with it to live a life you can enjoy.

24. Seek out challenges.

I don't need to explain this.

25. Don’t follow the mob.

Beware of following the masses, sometimes the 'm' is silent.