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30 Life Lessons I Learnt In 2020
8 min readJan 12, 2021
- Death & Catastrophe Is Imminent: The death, illness or debilitating deterioration of the health of my parents is imminent within the next day to 15 years if they keep their current lifestyle. Disaster, death and suffering is coming, it’s not a question of ‘if’, it’s a question of ‘when’. Are you prepared for those dark days ahead? Who will you be and who do you want to be when catastrophe arrives?
- Others Aren’t Less Worthy Than You Because They Live Differently: You don’t need to deploy your thesis of how to live onto others just because you see they’re not living your version of an ‘optimal life’. Just because someone doesn’t have similar standards to you, doesn’t mean they haven’t attained their own success, meaning and fulfilment. Lead by example and if they want help they’ll put their hand out or follow the standard of excellence you lead your life by. Stop judging others for their standards. Just live your standards.
- Don’t Oppose Others Brazenly: You don’t need to oppose others whose way of life you disagree with. Pick your battles — ask yourself, can you provide meaningful conjecture that will positively move you and the other forward towards meaning psychological enrichment?
- Bare Your Soul More: “You always fix everyone else’s problems, but you don’t stay long enough to let them know your own insecurities, vulnerabilities and who…
