Self Advice

Small bits of advice, labeled by how well I follow them.

Label Key

• 😇 Delighted
• 🙂 Satisfied
• 😐 OK
• 😬 Requires Improvement
• 😞 Disappointed

Advice

• 😇 Sleep, a lot.
• 😐 Be kind to yourself.
• 😇 Use sunscreen.
• 😇 Don’t be a B Lane Swimmer. Also, avoid one.
• 🙂 Be a detached Buddha.
• 🙂 Care about something larger than yourself (family, work, etc.).
• 🙂 Action over excuses.
• 🙂 Always be compounding (money, knowledge, skill, everything).
• 😐 Just show up. Motivation is a myth.
• 😇 Work-life balance assumes a false dichotomy.
• 😐 First, do the obvious.
• 😞 Lift weights. Build muscle.
• 😬 Rest in motion.
• 😐 Over-communicate.
• 😞 Write, a lot.
• 😇 Break hearts and be heartbroken. Own up and learn to live with it.
• 🙂 Choose an industry not a job.
• 😐 Build taste.
• 😐 Everything is a practice.
• 😐 Belief and confidence over despair.
• 🙂 Always keep unfinished projects.

ℹ️ See also Questions for Self-Introspection.

Miscellaneous

Every time I read about Charles Darwin, I come out more impressed. This time, it is not the science, but his perseverance. See Charles Darwin And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.