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6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by latestupdate: 9:26am On Aug 15, 2018 |
1. Realize that nobody cares, and if they do, you shouldn’t care that they care. Got a new car? Nobody cares. You’ll get some gawkers for a couple of weeks—they don’t care. They’re curious. Three weeks in it’ll be just another shiny blob among all the thousands of others crawling down the freeway and sitting in garages and driveways up and down your street. People will care about your car just as much as you care about all of those. Got a new gewgaw? New wardrobe? Went to a swanky restaurant? Exotic vacation? Nobody cares. Don’t base your happiness on people’s caring, because they won’t. And if they do, they either want your stuff or hate you for it. 2. Money is cheap. I mean, there’s a lot of it—trillions upon trillions of dollars floating around the world, largely made up of cash whose value is made up and ascribed to it, anyway. Don’t engineer your life around getting a slightly less tiny portion of this pile, and make your spirit of generosity reflect this principle. I knew a man who became driven by the desire to amass six figures in savings, so he worked and scrimped and sacrificed to get there. And he did… right before he died of cancer. I’m sure his wife’s new husband appreciated his diligence. 3. You are responsible to everyone, but you’re responsible for yourself. I believe we’re responsible to everyone for something, even if it’s something as basic as an affirmation of their humanity. However, it should most often go far beyond that and manifest itself in service to others, to being a voice for the voiceless. If you’re reading this, there are those around you who toil under burdens larger than yours, who stand in need of touch and respect and chances. Conversely, though, you’re responsible for yourself. Nobody else is going to find success for you, and nobody else is going to instill happiness into you from the outside. That’s on you. 4. Learn to see reality in terms of systems. When you understand the world around you as a massive web of interconnected, largely interdependent systems, things get much less mystifying—and the less we either ascribe to magic or allow to exist behind a fog, the less susceptible we’ll be to all manner of being taken advantage of. However… 5. Account for the threat of black swan events. Sometimes chaos consumes the most meticulous of plans, and if you live life with no margins in a financial, emotional, or any other sense, you will be subject to its whims. Take risks, but backstop them with something—I strongly suspect these people who say having a Plan B is a sign of weak commitment aren’t living hand to mouth. Do what you need to in order to keep your footing. 6. Money is expensive. I mean, it’s difficult to get your hands on sometimes—and you never know when someone’s going to pull the floorboards out from under you—so don’t be stupid with it. Avoid debt on depreciating assets, and never incur debt in order to assuage your vanity (see rule number one). Debt has become normative, but don’t blithely accept it as a rite of passage into adulthood—debt represents imbalance and, in some sense, often a resignation of control. Student loan debt isn’t always avoidable, but it isn’t a given—my wife and I completed a combined ten years of college with zero debt between us. If you can’t avoid it, though, make sure that your degree is an investment rather than a liability—I mourn a bit for all of the people going tens of thousands of dollars in debt in pursuit of vague liberal arts degrees with no idea of what they want out of life. If you’re just dropping tuition dollars for lack of a better idea at the moment, just withdraw and go wander around Europe for a few weeks—I guarantee you’ll spend less and learn more in the process. Also Read the 10 Things you didnt know about yourself https://ukaid.org/2018/08/15/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-yourself/ 37 Likes 8 Shares
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Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by latestupdate: 1:06pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
Also see Europe's First Underwater Restaurant https://ukaid.org/2018/08/18/welcome-to-europes-first-underwater-restaurant-and-it-looks-stunning/ |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by Bawizzo(m): 5:47pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
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Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by Nawteemaxie(m): 5:47pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
Money is cheap... Money is expensive... 179 Likes 13 Shares
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Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by Nobody: 5:47pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
Money is cheap,money is expensive,issokay 46 Likes
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Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by bercarray(m): 5:47pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
hi nairalanders, please can anybody tell me the number of days or weeks I need to inform boss before quiting my job at his place of work 2 Likes |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by dermmy(m): 5:47pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
Ok |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by UyaiIncomparabl(f): 5:47pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
Regurgitated sh*t. 4 Likes |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by Maskedtitan: 5:49pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
Money is cheap..money is expensive. Op...be careful o. 2nd and 3rd to comment...una Don thief my comment... 11 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by TissuePaper: 5:49pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
UyaiIncomparabl:why do you always sound harsh and pain driven 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by qanda: 5:50pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
ok |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by jyz200(m): 5:52pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
trash next |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by nNEOo(m): 5:52pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
Don't forget to smile at someone/anyone , it goes a long way in lifting dead spirits. #Smile4me 1 Like |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by Dearlord(m): 5:53pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
Lastly, in life you should know that you are a mere sand and dust. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by MANNABBQGRILLS: 5:54pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
Life is just so BEAUTIFUL!!! 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by suregalluv(f): 5:54pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
The only thing about life is that a life without Jesus is very much incomplete. 15 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by UyaiIncomparabl(f): 5:56pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
TissuePaper: Lol. |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by UyaiIncomparabl(f): 5:57pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
bercarray: Tell him tomorrow. What're you waiting for? |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by TissuePaper: 5:58pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
UyaiIncomparabl:don't mind o |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by Krafty006: 6:05pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
Live your life, enjoy yourself and remember to serve God.......na shoes we dey make , na men dey rush us 0818-166-3616 1 Like |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by tydi(m): 6:06pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
bercarray: tell him a day after you've single handily resigned |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by RexEmmyGee: 6:14pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
money is cheap and money is expensive. I am not understanding. what was meant to be cheap is now expensive |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by Nobody: 6:15pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
TissuePaper:hunger! |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by Nobody: 6:17pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
suregalluv:God will bless you for this.......pls "rephrase it again" |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by bercarray(m): 6:17pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
UyaiIncomparabl:I told him today, that I'll be leaving in two weeks time, he said that is not how to leave, that I should give him a month notice, which he didn't tell me when I started the job |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by TissuePaper: 6:18pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
Lilisticlili:you know now that I come to think of it... That could be a possibility |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by Greatzeus(m): 6:22pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
7. Nothing Last Forever 8.No idea is Original, anything you plan to do has been done, anything you dream has been achieved. 9.The higher you go,the more devastating your downfall. 10.Forget your enemies,be worried about what your friends will do. 15 Likes |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by tambiri77: 6:27pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
bercarray: My brother depends on condition of appointments or service. In some organization as junior staff you need to notify your employers two week or four week notice depends on contract terms and for Senior staff three months or less (also depends on contract terms ) notice before quitting.So base on this which do you belong. This is subject to employment agreement. |
Re: 6 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Life by dlondonbadboy: 6:27pm On Aug 18, 2018 |
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