Self Advice

Small bits of advice to get through tough days — they come mostly from people I look up to and my personal experiences.

• Be kind.
• Be present. Don’t dwell in the past. Don’t jump to the future.
• Think about whether you did better than yesterday.
• Fall, get back up and don’t take yourself too seriously.
• Eat well, exercise well, sleep well.
• Don’t harbour any ill feelings or resentment towards anyone.
• Don’t burn bridges, but don’t hold onto them as well.
• Have the courage to give it all, without thinking about the outcomes.
• Read the books you like.
• Learn things you’d always wanted to learn.
• Write to think clearly.
• Always do your best.
• Be wary of inaction.
• Be the right kind of stubborn, know when you’re wrong and quickly adapt.
• Strive to bring joy to yourself and those around you in everything you do.
• Enthusiasm is important.
• Create more than you consume.
• Remember, many of the rules around you are, in fact, arbitrary.
• Do things for their own sake, without any ulterior motives.
• Life is short — relentlessly prune bullshit, don’t wait to do things that matter, savour the time you have.

See also: Questions to ask yourself every year