I'm sure we'll get a mix bag of things here, but I'm interested that if you knew you'd be passing away soon, what life advice would you give someone if you asked? [Reply]
Family is everything. Make everything you do better those around you. Your children are the real reason for your life and our species is dependent on that.
Be in the moment. You never know when the thing you always do will be the last time you do it. Eg. hug your mom, walk your favorite pet, kiss your significant other, talk shit to your best friend.
Get direct sunshine, even if it’s only for a few minutes a day. You’ll be a lot happier.
Take care of your teeth.
Try to do at least one thing that make you happy every day. Even if it’s a small thing.
Compliment people. You never know what others are going through and complimenting someone else could make their day or save them from doing something harmful to themselves or others.
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
1. Always make the decision that is best for the long term, even if it makes things harder in the short term
Agreed! Someone much smarter than me told me to "view my decisions as my future self would and ask if that future self is happy." For me, it took a lot of failure and reminiscing to develop a sense of what my future self would want.
My piece of advice would be if you are unsure of which path to take, take the uncomfortable one and don't be afraid for it to fail. [Reply]
Seek meaning instead of happiness. Happiness is a temporary feeling based on circumstance. Good to have but if you have meaning in life you will never get mired and depressed in the day to day and happiness will come more easily. [Reply]