[aws_ls]

Nothing in the league of biggest life lesson, but somethings which I am happy about (or trying work-in-progress):

-- Cut down all sugar. I started to take my tea/coffee without sugar. And no sweets. Try to take a fruit when have the urge. Which resulted in a drop of 2.5 kgs of weight (better BMI)

-- Realizing that yelling at family members (e.g. kids) make you unhappy later on for a long time, with guilt/etc. Better at it, but its obviously a perennial work-in-progress

-- Off Facebook, for some months. Always had the power to quit and had quit intermittently couple times before. But the last stretch I was fooling myself that I need to be on it, to share interesting stuff with some friends I like. (Now when I really have an urge to share, just bcc select friends in email. But this mode and thought process may change again.)

[aforarnold]

-- Realizing that yelling at family members (e.g. kids) make you unhappy later on for a long time, with guilt/etc

Can you share more on this?

[aws_ls]

If you live with other people, there is friction, irrespective how much you love them. And often no easy way to resolve. Example: Just today morning, I had to drop my teenage son to an exam center. I woke up before my normal time (and it being a Sunday) so that he is not late because of me. But he was 15 minutes late (he always is, whenever we need to do an errand together), and there is no easy way to handle. The question is: you try and explain why being late is not good (he also knows, obvious stuff) or just yell?! Today, I didn't so I feel better about it.