Anyone who tells you about a perfect system for life has someone else (a wife, a mother, etc.) taking care of all the messy bits, while they remain oblivious. Often intentionally
Day or Night Person
Since I became a “day person” I am feeling a lot better and healthier than before: https://herman.bearblog.dev/becoming-a-day-person/
I have less headaches, less screen time, more sleep, better structure throughout my day and more free time in the evenings.
Your Most Improbable Life
Pursue increasing improbability in your life by becoming less predictable and more unique in order to create “exotropy” rather than sameness.
I think this is good advice to live a fun and exciting life that is worth talking about when you are old. You will have a lot to say and you will gain a huge amount of experience, knowledge and wisdom, just from the fact that you encountered so many situations that a predictable life would not get you to.
https://kevinkelly.substack.com/p/your-most-improbable-life
If any form of enforcement authority is given to any person or institution, this entity will sooner or later abuse it. ⇒ Default to distrusting every authority with (enforcement) power first. Trust has to be built.
Connecting with old friends
A practical tip to staying in touch with geographically dispersed friends is setting up recurring 30-minute 1:1 video calls (biweekly to bimonthly) with calendar invites, flexible rescheduling, and engaging conversation topics.