Life becomes 100x more enjoyable when you start playing it like a video game. You have free will. You can literally do anything you want. Go anywhere. Build anything. Become anyone. The only rules that are stopping you are the ones you inherited from people who also felt stuck. Drop them. Step into the game with wild self belief and borderline greedy ambition. Dream so big it feels irresponsible. The life you always wanted is not out of reach. You just finally have to decide to go collect it.
Be rich. But never talk about money. Be fit. But never talk about working out. Be sharp. But never mention books. Never let excitement make you announce things prematurely. Stay low-key and move silently. you'll never regret it.
Every man that tries to figure out the world entirely on his own ends up building a small, stupid god to replace the one he rejected. it never fails. he drops God, picks up science or stoicism or some guy on the internet who read enough books to pass for a prophet, and within six months he's talking about cold showers and circadian rhythms with the same exact tone a priest uses on sunday. the need to worship doesn't go anywhere just because you decided you're too smart for it. it just finds smaller things to attach to, and smaller gods make smaller people. nobody quits God. they trade down.
An elegant person will always be more magnetic, & it doesnโt cost money.
-Have good hygiene
-Have good manners
-Smile at the staff & have small talk with strangers (show interest)
-Iron your clothes
-Be well-read
-Stay calm under pressure
-Always say please & thank you
-Put your phone away when others are talking to you
-Walk with confidence & make sure your chin is parallel to the floor
-Give good, honest compliments
-Try not to say too much โumโ & โlikeโ (read more to avoid this)
-Donโt gossip!
-Never speak negatively about others in public
-Set boundaries
-Keep your car & house clean
-Never wear dirty shoes
-Bonus tip (one of my favs): learn basic words/phrases in other languages so you can easily use them with locals when you travel, & learn about their culture (also respect their culture)
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face
and the rains fall soft upon your fields.
and until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.