sharjeel
Apr 29, 2015 Public · anyone can read this
Wow! this is one gem of a read! "Read more long content and less tweets." " It really is true that you become an average of the people you spend the most time with." "One of the benefits of working hard is that good opportunities will come along, but it’s still up to you to jump on them when they do." "Minimize your own cognitive load from distracting things that don’t really matter." "Don’t worry so much. Things in life are rarely as risky as they seem." "Exercise. Eat well. Sleep. Get out into nature with some regularity." "Go out of your way to help people. Few things in life are as satisfying. Be nice to strangers. Be nice even when it doesn’t matter." "Learn voraciously. " "Don’t screw people and don’t burn bridges. Pick your battles carefully." "Forgive people." "Don’t chase status. Status without substance doesn’t work for long and is unfulfilling." "Most things are ok in moderation. Almost nothing is ok in extreme amounts." "Be a doer, not a talker." "Don’t judge other people too quickly. You never know their whole story and why they did or didn’t do something. Be empathetic." "The days are long but the decades are short."
The days are long but the decades are short samaltman.com I turned 30 last week and a friend asked me if I'd figured out any life advice in the past decade worth passing on.  I'm somewhat hesitant to publish this because I think these lists usually seem...

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