Lessons Learned

Lately I've been in a cataloguing mood.

So I've decided to list a bunch of lessons I've learned and keep a list to remind myself. I thought about doing this early, and have been putting it off, but now's as good a time as any.

01) Just because you love somebody, doesn't mean you can live with them.

02) Loving somebody's company is different than loving the person themselves.

03) Being alone is better than being with the wrong person.

04) Trying and failing, is better than the failure to try.

05) Looking back you always regret the things you didn't do, and not the things you did.

06) Stay hungry, it's the only way to grow. Stay stupid, it's the only way to learn.

07) Life is not about being perfect, it's about being yourself. Perfect is boring, people are interesting.

08) In the end, happiness is in your own hands and nobody else's.

09) Everyday there is the potential of change.

10) The goal of everyday, is to be better than yesterday.

11) Everybody is different, not better or worse, just different.

12) Simple is always better. Complicated takes too much work.

13) Live as stress-free as possible, why make life more difficult than it already is.

14) Let the people that are important to you know that they are, because they won't always be around to hear it.

15) Be open to new ideas, but consider past experience.

16) The older generation aren't always right, but they sure are more experienced. Keep that in mind.

17) Only worry about what you can control, everything else isn't up to you, and worrying about it, isn't going to help.

18) There will always be people who are better, more talented, but don't let people outwork you.

19) Work hard, but remember to work smart. Otherwise you could be wasting a lot of energy.

20) Many of the truths we cling to, depend greatly on our own point of view. (courtesy of Obi-Wan Kenobi)

21) Success is highly dependent on luck and timing. Putting yourself in the right position will increase your chances. But one must also be prepared to take advantage when the opportunity arises.

22) Be honest with yourself.

23) You have to know yourself before anybody else can get to know you.

24) Do you know that the harder thing to do and the right thing to do are usually the same thing? Nothing that has meaning is easy. "Easy" doesn't enter into grown-up life. (courtesy of the movie The Weather Man)

25) At the end of the day, most things don't matter, but the things that do, matter a whole lot.

26) Because you can be anyone for anybody, and they'll like you but you'll never be truly happy. (courtesy of Darren)

27) Don't think you are, know you are. (courtesy of Morpheus)

28) You know you're overdue when you just don't care anymore.

29) Always use the appropriate amount of force. You don't use a sledgehammer to hang a photo do you?

30) Knowledge can be obtained, but wisdom only comes with age.

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