[foobazzy]

- "if you're counting the days since you last had it, you truly haven't given it up"

It's about baggage and addiction. If you can't remember the last time you had it, then you've truly mastered the 'letting go' part

- "try everything, don't get addicted to anything"

My father said that to me when I was going to college. It took me a few years to understand what it meant.

- "accept reality as it is, not as you believe it to be, nor as you wish it was...then, adapt"

Paraphrasing from memory. I read it in a book about Jack Welch and GE when I was a teenager. Internalising this has helped me stay calm and analytical during tough situations.