Happiness, Life Lessons

Stop Trying To Figure Out Life

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Life is pretty awesome, isn’t it? But it’s also difficult to figure out life.

I often hear grownups say: “Do you remember how awesome it was to be a kid?” For most of us, that’s true. When we look back, we see how simple our life was.

When you’re young, you play with your toys, go to school, hang out, play sports, etc. But as you grow up, life gets more complicated by the year.

  • First, you have to decide whether you go to college or not.
  • Then, you have to decide what you want to become.
  • You have to get a job.
  • You start thinking about settling down.
  • You get a car.
  • You get a mortgage to buy a house.
  • You have bills to pay. Maybe you have debt.
  • Maybe you get a dog.
  • How about marriage? Yup. Definitely.
  • And then kids.
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Happiness, Life Lessons

The Problem With Know-It-Alls

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Everybody knows them: People who know everything. At least, that’s what they believe.

I’m not the type who gets annoyed quickly. Really. I can’t think of many things that bother me.

I also don’t get annoyed with people. Sure, every time I see an idiot online promising you to make six figures with six months, I raise my eyebrow. And yes, I don’t like judgemental people—who does?

But I don’t see the point with getting upset about 99% of the shit people get upset about.

I always think: So what? Plus, you don’t know everything about people.

However, there’s one group of people that seriously annoys me; know-it-alls.

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Career Advice, Happiness, Life Lessons

To Chase, Or Not To Chase Your Dream..

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I’ve been collecting vinyl records for a long time, especially old records from artists like Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, The Velvet Underground, Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, you name it.

I often go to an independent record store is owned by a great guy, who’s in his sixties. He used to be a musician. And for all of the years I’ve been visiting his store, there’s one story he has told me several times.

The story goes like this: “Did you know that I played with Townes Van Zandt in the 80s? He was such a great guy. Great musician. I wish I pursued my own musical career. Who knows what could have happened.”

Exactly — who knows?

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Career Advice, Happiness, Life Lessons

How I Deal With My Own Failure

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How often do you talk about your own failure? If you’re like me, not often. I think it’s a universal thing that we often try to cover up our failures.

It’s not cool to say that you’ve failed. We prefer to talk about success. That’s also true for most books, articles, talks, etc.

Yup, everything is always great. Except, it isn’t always great.

But what’s wrong with failing? And what is failure? It’s so subjective. I think we’re often too quick to judge ourselves.

In the moment, failure is this ugly thing that you want to go away quickly. When I look back at my own failures it’s the same. There are things like failed jobs, business ventures, relationships, etc. 

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