33 things I learned in 33 years
Este post lo escribí el 1 de noviembre de 2014. Lo he recuperado de mis antiguos borradores y conserva todos los puntos escritos hasta el momento en el que lo dejé en el olvido. A pesar de que no todos concuerdan con mis ideas actuales, no he hecho ningún cambio.
No llegué a enumerar las 33 cosas aprendidas y no todas son mías.
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Nothing is a gift. You'll get what you give still it won't be direct conversion.
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If you are good doing something is not because you are special. It is because you invested time to get that skill. Instead of accepting other alternatives you decided to spend your time, energy, money, and other assets to obtain it. In that exchange you lost other choices.
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You make the same effort using kind and positive words than using negative ones. The outcome for both is totally different.
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Do not look for satisfaction on goals or achievements, they only mark a path to follow. Satisfaction will be mayfly and you will need always another accomplishment to regain it. Try to find the joy on the path itself, probably is there.
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Some will like you and some will not. You can learn a lot from all of them, however, take into account that dealing with those who do not like you will grab you much more emotional energy.
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Time does not change people, changes their feelings do.
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To doubt between choices is good. To be indecisive not.
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To have pets is a great experience, however your house is not their natural environment. So if you decided to have an animal, remember that you are exerting try to make its life happy.
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To go to bed accumulating memories of you choosing to do the right things is underrated.
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You can find a direct conversion between good luck and hard work.
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To be a millionaire is not the same than to have a huge house and several expensive cars, it's just the opposite.
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To be relaxed will take time from your everyday life.
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People who are nice to you but rude to a waiter are not nice people.
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To perceive and value people from their ambitions, creativity, drive, perspective, attitude, inspirations, values, or interests instead of doing it from their body shape, intelligence, beauty or wealth will bring joy to your life for sure.
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In your childhood they probably taught you to avoid to talk to strangers, with that they closed to you a lot of doors. So if you didn't do yet, it should be a priority to unlearn it.
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Really good things can be as negative as really bad things. It's easy to be dependent on the bright side and avoid getting used to the uncomfortability. If you think about it carefully probably you will realize that it can destroy your personality.
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Value is created by doing. Not by planning or by talking about, but by executing.
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Nowadays in the first is difficult to perish from hunger or other calamity. Take the choice of living adventures and avoid the fear, it will make your life more rich.
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Being comfortable should be a warning sign. It's not that being comfortable is a bad thing by itself, but if we agree that growth comes from pushing your comfort zone, then any time we're within our comfort zone we're not growing.
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Leave places better than they were when you arrived.
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Sun burns, music does not let you sleep, and sand gets into your ass. Deal with it. You won't like to say to your grandsons that you didn't make the move because you didn't have sunscreen, you needed to rest, or your ass stinged.
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If we compared sex with a film, it would be closer to a musical than a porn movie. Porn is not realistic, do not let that it ruins your relationships.
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You will always act and think like if you were 17. It will hurt to realize that you won't never have that age again.
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There are people who find joy in their job, others only money.