Over the long term, the future is decided by optimists.

Multitasking is a myth. Don’t text while walking, running, biking or driving. Nobody will miss you if you just stop for a minute. For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living https://t.co/CR2aTORVgZ #excellentadvice

When someone texts you they are running late, double the time they give you. If they say they’ll be there in 5, make that 10; if 10, it’ll be 20; if 20, count on 40. For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living https://t.co/CR2aTORVgZ #excellentadvice

You owe everyone a second chance, but not a third. For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living https://t.co/CR2aTORVgZ #excellentadvice

When shopping for anything physical (souvenirs, furniture, books, tools, shoes, equipment), ask yourself: where will this go? Don’t buy it unless there is a place it can live. Something may need to leave in order for something else to come in. For more advice see my book

If you think someone is normal, you don’t know them very well. Normalcy is a fiction. Your job is to discover their weird genius. For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living https://t.co/CR2aTORVgZ #excellentadvice

Interview your parents while they are still alive. Keep asking questions while you record. You’ll learn amazing things. Or hire someone to make their story into an oral history, or documentary, or book. This will be a tremendous gift to them and to your family. For more advice

To make a room luxurious, remove things, rather than add things. For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living https://t.co/CR2aTORVgZ #excellentadvice

Read a lot of history so you can understand how weird the past was; that way you will be comfortable with how weird the future will be. For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living https://t.co/CR2aTORVgZ #excellentadvice

Try to define yourself by what you love and embrace, rather than what you hate and refuse. For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living https://t.co/CR2aTORVgZ #excellentadvice

Never hesitate to invest in yourself—to pay for a class, a course, a new skill. These modest expenditures pay outsized dividends. For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living https://t.co/CR2aTORVgZ #excellentadvice

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Don’t save up the good stuff (fancy wine, or china) for that rare occasion that will never happen; instead use them whenever you can. For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living https://t.co/CR2aTORVgZ #excellentadvice

Whenever you hug someone, be the last to let go. For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living https://t.co/CR2aTORVgZ #excellentadvice

Aim to be effective, but unpredictable. That is, you want to act in a way that AIs have trouble modeling or imitating. Being unpredictable makes you irreplaceable. For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living https://t.co/CR2aTORVgZ #excellentadvice

Forget trying to decide what your life’s destiny is. That’s too grand. Instead, just figure out what you should do in the next 2 years. For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living https://t.co/CR2aTORVgZ #excellentadvice

Admitting that “I don’t know” at least once a day will make you a better person. For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living https://t.co/CR2aTORVgZ #excellentadvice

The best way to criticize something is to make something better. For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living https://t.co/CR2aTORVgZ #excellentadvice

Advice like these are not laws. They are like hats. If one doesn’t fit, try another. For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living https://t.co/CR2aTORVgZ #excellentadvice

Your goal is to be able to say, on the day before you die that you have fully become yourself. For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living https://t.co/CR2aTOSt6x #excellentadvice