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Bits of Advice from my journal #1

  1.  Lack of intentionality leads to a routine of easy and comfortable. Always choose the hard right over the easy wrong.

  2. Your tongue is your rudder, what you say steers your ship.

  3. The only competition you should focus on is you vs you from yesterday.

  4. It is essential to work on something you are deeply interested in. Interest will drive you to work harder than mere diligence ever could. The three most powerful motives are curiosity, delight and the desire to do something impressive. - Paul Graham.

  5. The world is changed by your example, not your opinion - Paul Coelho

  6. Before you discover what you love: fewer commitment, more experiments. After you discover what you love, fewer experiments, more commitments.

  7. The odds increase the more you try.

  8. When you choose your friend today, you are choosing your habits tomorrow.

  9. Clarity is through engagement. If you are in doubt about something that is not in your life, try it. Things are so different in practice versus in theory. The only way to know is to experience it yourself. If it was a mistake, at least you'll know first hand, instead of always wondering.

  10. Save more money than you think you need. Life is unexpected and your future tastes will most likely be more expensive. Not worrying about money tomorrow is worth more than whatever you could buy today.

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