100 Tips About Life, People, and Happiness

This list of 100 things that will make your life better by Julien Smith is awesome. Some personal faves:

• Spend more time around people that both challenge and respect you.
• Remain skeptical forever.
• Read more. Especially things you disagree with.
• Get used to feeling stupid. It’s a sign of growth.
• Starve if you have to, for as long as you need to.
• Survive on a little just to prove you can do it.
• Get one big success at an early age. It’ll help build your confidence for bigger things.
• Nobody likes a know-it-all. [Fun fact: I actually used to keep an image of Martin Prince as my desktop background to remind me of this when I was young and overly ambitious, and was constantly trying to prove I was smart. I needed a visual reminder that nobody likes a know-it-all so I wouldn’t annoy people. If you’re smart, people will know it without you having to tell them. No need to put the “I’m a genius” messaging on blast.]
• Be humble and curious.
• Twitter followers don’t keep you warm at night.
• Make your home a place where you feel safe.
• As soon as you can, buy some art.
• Dress like a cooler version of yourself.

There’s also a bunch of stuff about helping people and being a good person. I highly recommend it. Check out the rest here.