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20 Things I Should Have Known at 20.

Thu, 31 May 2012 18:02:40 +0100

1. The world is trying to keep you stupid. From bank fees to interest rates to miracle diets, people who are not educated are easier to get money from and easier to lead. Educate yourself as much as possible for wealth, independence, and happiness.

2. Do not have faith in institutions to educate you. By the time they build the curriculum, it’s likely that the system is outdated– sometimes utterly broken. You both learn and get respect from people worth getting it from by leading and doing, not by following.

3. Read as much as you can. Learn to speed read with high retention. Emerson Spartz taught me this while I was at a Summit Series event. If he reads 2-3 books a week, you can read one.

4. Connect with everyone, all the time. Be genuine about it. Learn to find something you like in each person, and then speak to that thing.

5. Don’t waste time being shy. Shyness is the belief that your emotions should be the arbitrators of your decision making process when the opposite is actually true.

6. If you feel weird about something during a relationship, that’s usually what you end up breaking up over.

7. Have as much contact as possible with older people. Personally, I met people at Podcamps. My friend Greg, at the age of 13, met his first future employer sitting next to him on a plane. The reason this is so valuable is because people your age don’t usually have the decision-making ability to help you very much. Also they know almost everything you will learn later, so ask them.

8. Find people that are cooler than you and hang out with them too. This and the corollary are both important: “don’t attempt to be average inside your group. Continuously attempt to be cooler than them (by doing cooler things, being more laid back, accepting, ambitious, etc.).”

9. You will become more conservative over time. This is just a fact. Those you surround yourself with create a kind of “bubble” that pushes you to support the status quo. For this reason, you need to do your craziest stuff NOW. Later on, you’ll become too afraid. Trust me.

10. Reduce all expenses as much as possible. I mean it. This creates a safety net that will allow you to do the crazier shit I mentioned above.

11. Instead of getting status through objects (which provide only temporary boosts), do it through experiences. In other words, a trip to Paris is a better choice than a new wardrobe. Studies show this also boosts happiness.

12. While you are living on the cheap, solve the money problem. Use the internet, because it’s like a cool little machine that helps you do your bidding. If you are currently living paycheck to paycheck, extend that to three weeks instead of two. Then, as you get better, you can think a month ahead, then three months, then six, and finally a year ahead. (The goal is to get to a point where you are thinking 5 years ahead.)

13. Learn to program.

14. Get a six-pack (or get thin, whatever your goal is) while you are young. Your hormones are in a better place to help you do this at a younger age. Don’t waste this opportunity, trust me.

15. Learn to cook. This will make everything much easier and it turns food from a chore + expensive habit into a pleasant + frugal one. I’m a big Jamie Oliver fan, but whatever you like is fine.

16. Sleep well. This and cooking will help with the six pack. If you think “I can sleep when I’m dead” or “I have too much to do to sleep,” I have news for you: you are INEFFICIENT, and sleep deprivation isn’t helping.

17. Get a reminder app for everything. Do not trust your own brain for your memory. Do not trust it for what you “feel like” you should be doing. Trust only the reminder app. I use RE.minder and Action Method.

18. Choose something huge to do, as well as allowing the waves of opportunity to help you along. If you don’t set goals, some stuff may happen, but if you do choose, lots more will.

19. Get known for one thing. Spend like 5 years doing it instead of flopping around all over the place. If you want to shift afterwards, go ahead. Like I said, choose something.

20. Don’t try to “fix” anyone. Instead, look for someone who isn’t broken.

Written by: Julian Smith inoveryourhead.net

willw: Joey’s Guide To New York City

Tue, 08 May 2012 19:42:16 +0100

willw:

Joey’s Guide To New York City

who drew this?

Tue, 08 May 2012 19:39:33 +0100

who drew this?

Photo

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:28:34 +0100

Honestly, i love a girl that reads. <3

Tue, 08 May 2012 10:40:42 +0100

Photo

Sat, 05 May 2012 16:59:34 +0100

Buddhist monument at the top of monkey mountain

Sat, 05 May 2012 15:07:26 +0100

Buddhist monument at the top of monkey mountain

Photo

Fri, 04 May 2012 17:08:48 +0100

citynoir: Keith Haring. 1984

Fri, 04 May 2012 15:44:29 +0100

citynoir:

Keith Haring. 1984

myworldinterrupted: #LetsGoCotto #Lefthooktothebody

Fri, 04 May 2012 11:16:13 +0100

myworldinterrupted:

#LetsGoCotto

#Lefthooktothebody

surfpatrol: “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”

Fri, 04 May 2012 11:08:54 +0100

surfpatrol:

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”

(by Andreina B)

Thu, 03 May 2012 16:37:57 +0100

(by Andreina B)

Gandhi’s 10 fundametals to change the world

Thu, 03 May 2012 16:36:33 +0100

Gandhi’s 10 fundametals to change the world

The Superior Man

Thu, 03 May 2012 08:56:32 +0100

Most men make the error of thinking that one day it will be done.

They think, “If I can work enough, then one day I could rest.” Or,

“One day my woman will understand something and then she will

stop complaining.” Or, “I’m only doing this now so that one day I can

do what I really want with my life.” The masculine error is to think

that eventually things will be different in some fundamental way. They

won’t. It never ends. As long as life continues, the creative challenge is to

tussle, play, and make love with the present moment while giving your

unique gift.

These guys are a testament to what all Muslims should try to be...

Tue, 01 May 2012 21:12:51 +0100

These guys are a testament to what all Muslims should try to be like. They are a shining example of what it means to be good human beings not just good Muslims.

Die Alive

Tue, 01 May 2012 08:31:09 +0100

To the unenlightened, death comes but once a lifetime. To those who have chosen to become enlightened there are a thousand chosen deaths before it’s time to leave the body and move on. This kind of death is the releasing off all our attachments, from false identity to opinions, from people to possessions. Cutting the subtle threads of attachment frees the spirit from fear, and when the time comes to move on, it’s like ‘shooting the breeze’. Dying alive is simply letting go of all you hold fast to in your mind. It doesn’t actually mean losing anything, simply changing your relationship with the things in your life today. The greatest pleasure for every soul is the result of choosing the living death called detachment. Why? Because attachment is a form of slavery, and it all takes place in our own minds. And the result of detachment? Real freedom

The fighting and the hurtingIn my room crying cause I...

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:42:53 +0100

The fighting and the hurting
In my room crying cause I didn’t want to be a burden
Watch mama open up her arms to hug me
And I ain’t worried bout a damn thang, with unconditionl love

- Those lines always make me well up. There is no love like the love of your mother.

melaphantastic: I scream.

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:50:16 +0100

melaphantastic:

I scream.

Life is short....

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:54:55 +0100

Today I woke with the news that a Gentleman who I had formulated a friendship with over the past 2 weeks, had been killed in a car accident. It came as a complete shock to me as I had only seen this individual a short time before he was killed.

I went to his cremation earlier today and I was amazed by how many people were at his funeral, it was evident that he had a great heart and touched many lives. The death of someone instantly makes me think of my own mortality, and how I want to be remembered.

In the short time I knew Rocky I could see that his intentions were good and he never meant any harm to nobody. Upon visiting his restaurant for the first time and eating the Indian food himself and his wife would prepare, I instantly correlated it with the food I used to eat at my Nana’s when I was a kid. I made him aware of this fact, and he smiled and said he was happy that it made me feel that way. There was so much sincerity in his words that night.

On my way home I called my Mum and told her about what had happened, she consoled me and told me to stay strong. All I wanted to tell her is that I love her with all of my heart. Everything I am going to do in this life is for my Mum.

Through this experience I have made a commitment to show people how much they mean to me through my actions. Life is to short to be pissed off about small and trivial things.

” When you forgive, you love…… And when you love, God’s light shines on you “

RIP Rocky

"Your Attitude + Your Choices = Your Life"

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:36:01 +0100

“Your Attitude + Your Choices = Your Life”