This is a vastly incomplete list of little lessons, ideas, and brainfarts I accumulated in my years of life so far. Some of them are Thought Technologies, some are little in-jokes for myself and maybe two other people; all of them I find valuable enough to write them down.

🔥 Disclaimer: These are not one-size-fits-all. They are little nuggets of information that helped me in the past. Maybe they’ll help you too.

• If you attempt a task that requires manual dexterity, pee first.
• If you’re unsure if you need to pee before leaving on a trip, the answer is yes.
• Every Thing is Three Things.
• Reduce the number of catch-all spaces in your house. You know the drawers I mean.
• If you’re unsure what is missing from your dish, it’s usually acid. Try lime juice or a splash of vinegar.
• When you’re cooking a dish with tomato sauce, add a pinch of sugar. Just do it. You can also add the smallest sprinkle of cinnamon if you dare.
• If you think a spice would go well in a dish, try it on a spoon first.
• Be wary of restaurants that have pictures of food on the menu.
• Be wary of restaurants that have food from more than two cuisines.
• When leaving your house, put your key in your door, turn it halfway, and pull the door closed with your key. Once you get in the habit, you will never forget your keys again.
• Ask yourself if you want to get into your new hobby or if you like to buy gear for your new hobby. Those are two different hobbies.
• Many people think they lost their attention span for books. Reading for longer times is a skill that can be trained.
• You will only start dressing well if you make yourself the person you want to look better for.
• If a task seems intimidating to you, make it two smaller tasks. If those smaller tasks are still intimidating, break them up again. No matter how small the tasks are, keep doing that until you feel like you can take action. Even if your tasks end up reading “Find phone number”, “Pick up phone”, “Put in number”, and “Dial”; whatever enables you to act.
• There are people in life that make you feel bad for being excited about something. These are not the people you should call your friends.
• If you can, budget for decadence every once in a while.
• The only correct response that you can give as a reply to a compliment is “thank you”.
• Never set your favorite song as your alarm tone.
• Never brag about how much you work or how little you sleep.
• Shame is a mostly useless emotion.
• Related: The only valid shame is about situations where you wronged somebody (and didn’t apologize (yet))