Rules to Live By

I have to admit that I pretty much stole this from Haley's blog, but I thought it was way too worthy of posting. After watching a TED lecture by Stefan Sagmiester (a man who had an intern carve a poster into his chest- that's how much this man loves graphic design) I decided to take the things he says he's learned throughout his life and list them here for myself as sort of a general set of ideals. They're the types of things you need to catch yourself doing and remind yourself that you need to correct that behavior.

Here they are:

• Complaining is silly. Either act or forget
• Thinking life will be better in the future is stupid. I have to live now.
• Being not truthful works against me.
• Helping other people helps me.
• Organizing a charity group is surprisingly easy.
• Everything I do always comes back to me.
• Drugs feel great in the beginning and become a drag later on.
• Over time I get used to everything and start taking it for granted.
• Money does not make me happy.
• Traveling alone is helpful for a new perspective on life.
• Assuming is stifling
• Keeping a diary supports my personal development.
• Trying to look good limits my life.
• Worrying solves nothing.
• Material luxuries are best enjoyed in small doses.
• Having guts always works out for me.