Benjamin Franklin created a list of virtues that he believed would forge a life of health, wealth, and happiness.
200+ years later, the list still holds incredible wisdom...
Benjamin Franklin's 13 Virtues for a life well-lived:
Bought my 6th crappy storage property 6 months ago.
"Overpaid" at a face-melting 3.6% cap rate, watched 80 yr old seller laugh all the way to the bank, then went to work.
After shedding some blood, sweat, and a few tears, I'm now chuckling a bit too.
The story of #6:
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🥪Half sandwiches taste better than whole sanwiches. We’re talking purpose built bread-folded-over half sandwiches, none of those “whole sandwiches cut in half” posers. Change my mind.
Never describe the view of an opponent in a way he or she will not own. Rather describe their view so they say, "I couldn't have put it better myself." Only then should you proceed to refute the view. If instead you caricature your opponent-- you persuade no one.
The forgotten responsibility of The Right to Freedom of Speech is knowing when to hold your tongue. Anyone surprised by the current European conflict is wise to exercise that responsibility. 🇷🇺🇺🇦
The "life I should have" (or job, or house, or car, or spouse - you get the idea) is an illusion, a lie. There is only the life I have, and I, joy of joys, I get to choose how I engage with it.