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by devonsolomon 7 days ago
1. Desire is a contract to be unhappy until you get what you want.

2. Happiness is only ever available now.

3. You were never broken; that was a thought.

4. Your gut is a lifetime of data arriving before the argument.

5. Say no to almost everything; freedom lives in the unscheduled hour.

6. If your peace requires the world’s cooperation, you don’t have peace.

7. Alone time is where the self returns to itself.

8. The news is a slot machine for outrage. Unplug it.

9. Compare yourself to no one; envy is drinking poison and waiting.

10. Money won’t make you happy, but it retires the problems that made you miserable.

Also…

1. A man with no wants is already dead. He just hasn’t noticed.

2. Everything valuable in life compounds; the present is just where you make deposits.

3. Settling for yourself is the most polite form of giving up.

4. Feelings are evolution’s suggestions, not commands.

5. You can’t meditate your way out of a life that needs fixing.

6. Say yes until you’re interesting. No one regrets the adventures.

7. A brilliant life with no witnesses is a rough draft no one reads.

8. Ignorance isn’t peace, it’s just peace on credit.

9. Rivals are free personal trainers for the soul.

10. Every hour sold for money is bought from a life you don’t get back.