#19 - 101 Pieces of Advice for A Better Life

Here are 101 pieces of advice to myself for a better life.
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00:24 - #1. Create don’t consume
00:53 - #2. Ask for help
1:02 - #3. Surround yourself with people who excite you
1:22 - #4. Remove people from your life that drain you
1:25 - #5. Avoid lukewarm romantic relationships
1:36 - #6. Be in nature
1:49 - #7. Meditate
2:09 - #8. Have long dinners with your family
2:31 - #9. The squeaky wheel gets the oil
2:40 - #10. Take the blame and give the credit
2:46 - #11. Focus on a single task
2:58 - #12. Do a difficult task every day
3:04 - #13. Allocate 2-3 hours of uninterrupted time to personal projects
3:30 - #14. Purchase things that eliminate negatives
3:40 - #15. Put yourself in other people's shoes
4:16 - #16. Ask, "What is the incentive?"
4:45 - #17. Maintain important relationships
5:17 - #18. Think if your actions are emotional or logical
5:45 - #19. Everything can be learned
5:49 - #20. Everything can be forgotten
6:10 - #21. Everyone will die
6:14 - #22. Everyone is focused 99.99% on themselves
6:52 - #23. Everyone wants to feel important
7:16 - #24. Everyone wants to be happy
7:20 - #25. Every semi-pro wants to guide a beginner
7:45 - #26. Switch up your gym routine
8:00 - #27. Realize the difference between bad and good pains
8:29 - #28. Find the time you work best and utilize it!
9:00 - #29. If you wouldn’t replace it, throw it away
9:23 - #30. Do not be afraid to confront haters
9:52 - #31. Remember your roots
9:58 - #32. Go first!
10:09 - #33. Connect with everyone you meet
10:34 - #34. Lean in
10:57 - #35. Make your own rules and stick to them
11:34 - #36. Just start!
11:38 - #37. Apologize quickly and sincerely
11:51 - #38. Don’t let your core products expire
12:15 - #39. Stay publicly a-political
12:32 - #40. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results
13:05 - #41. Act like your hero
13:30 - #42. Don’t wallow in sadness
13:58 - #43. People undervalue execution and overvalue ideas
14:28 - #44. Be humble
14:38 - #45. Be real
15:19 - #46. Sharing happiness doesn't dilute it, it concentrates it
15:40 - #47. Side projects and hobbies will change your life
15:55 - #48. Never complain
16:01 - #49. Use the 80/20 rule
16:51 - #50-84
30:43 - #85. Stop listening to junk
31:03 - #86. If your backups fail, it is your fault
31:45 - #87. Put on a show, tell a story
32:48 - #88. Do one thing every day you don't want to do
33:05 - #89. Don't hire mercenaries; inspire soldiers
33:14 - #90. Your appearance matters
33:34 - #91. Always make deadlines
33:57 - #92. If you are not sleeping 6 1/2 hours, you are not sleeping
34:03 - #93. Keep your sleep optimal
34:22 - #94. Wake up and go to bed at the same time
34:27 - #95. Call customer service
34:29 - #96. Always exercise
34:34 - #97. No one likes a know-it-all
34:43 - #98. Stop complaining about your New York strip steak
34:54 - #99. The top 1% of the business runs off connections
35:01 - #100. Get 1% better every day
35:17 - #101. Everything passes
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