josh’s rules for life 🔗
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- You are responsible for your actions
- You are responsible for your own safety
- You affect those around you in all things
- You should take responsibility for all consequences of direct and indirect actions
- Nothing is guaranteed, nothing is fair, safety and security are illusions
- You should help those arround you, after you’ve taken care of your own stuff
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- always look to learn and improve
- anger can be justified but must be carefully managed
- don’t advertise who you are, just be it (badass rule)
- a person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person (waiter rule)
- you can’t save someone who doesn’t want to be saved and you can’t save someone if you are drowning (no superman rule)
- be respectful even when a person doesn’t deserve it.
- dont burn bridges but choose them carefully
- 10 commandments are a good baseline even if not religious, just take out the faith parts
- you are the average of the people closest to you
- clean your room first. then you can clean up the world. (pick up your shit rule)
- the jerk who cut you off in traffic is also a human, might be going to the hospital for something urgent
- choose carefully when you are angry, and never let other people dictate your feelings
- dont do nice things to get rewards. do good things becuse it is good.
- dont argue on the internet or over text message.
- dont add negativity in the world
- gratitude = happiness
- indignant = misery
- discipline = freedom
- self-reflection is good, service to others is better
- if you’re not free to be wrong, you’re not really free.
- tolerance is not the abscence of criticism.
- natural or normal are not equal to good.
- Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity - Hanlon’s Razor
- The simplest solution is most likely the right one. - Occam’s Razor
- popularity (or lack of) is not proof
- everything has cost so make sure you know the price you’re paying
- adapt or die
- live your values or change your values
last update: 2020-12-31 23:42:31 UTC