A lot of people regularly feel tired because of their lack of emotional control. They get stressed out for no reason, they waste too much energy reacting unnecessarily, they don’t understand that staying calm is how you maintain a clear-minded, high-energy version of yourself.

Once you understand that smart adults used to be smart kids, and that smart kids were always a minority, a lot of things in society suddenly make sense.

If you don’t rebuild yourself every few years or so, you are actually losing momentum and falling behind who you could be.

Strive to become someone who can be genuinely happy for others; one day, you will suddenly notice that you already earned everything you needed and wanted along the way, because a confident and happy version of yourself is a precondition for generosity and love towards others.

You suddenly learn much faster once you increase your tolerance to being wrong in public.

"Childish" is actually a great compliment to give an adult. So many people become jaded, judgmental, irritable as they get older. They stop trying new things, they stop listening, they stop growing. The highest wisdom is to not take yourself too seriously as you go through life.

Your "talents" are usually something you started as a kid and are still enjoying decades later.

A lot of good health is about the injuries you avoid, the food and drinks you don't consume, the bad habits you unlearn. A lot of wealth is about the foolish investments you avoid, the noise you ignore, the nice-sounding lies you see through. A lot of personal success is about the distractions you avoid, the relationships you stay away from, the unnecessary fights you skip. It's a long journey, don't waste your energy with things that won't get you closer to your goals, you will suddenly get so much luckier in life.

Society loves to tell you what you should pay attention to, but you actually don’t need to have an opinion about everything. It’s mentally healthy to ignore everything that has nothing to do with your life. You are not a better person because you constantly feel bad for others. Work on yourself, then get yourself in a position where you effectively help people instead of just pretending you care. Good people are often quiet and actually really bad at promoting how much they do for others.

You will struggle to reach your goals as long as you are scared of disappearing for a little while in order to rebuild yourself into someone who can actually get things done.