16 Simple lessons about health, wealth, and happiness

Health

1. Humans are meant to move.
Move when the sun is up and sleep when the sun goes down. Align your body with nature’s rhythm.

2. Eat simple, natural food.
If your plate looks radically different from your grandparents', you're inviting problems.

3. Breathe deeply.
Shallow breathing signals stress. Deep, mindful breathing boosts oxygen flow, creativity, and longevity. Practice Pranayama.

4. Boring is good, get used to it.
In real life, there are no dopamine hits every 15 seconds. Build resilience for the mundane.

5. Keep your mind active, never stop learning.
If you don’t use it, you’ll lose it. Curiosity is the essence of being human. Stay childlike. Never stop asking “why?”

Wealth

6. Spend less than you earn.
The simplest, most powerful financial rule.

7. Eliminate or minimize debt.
Debt is the enemy of freedom. As debt increases, you narrow the range of outcomes you can endure in life.

8. Quick wealth is fragile wealth.
The unadvertised aspect of get-rich-quick schemes is getting poor double-quick

9. A long attention span is a superpower.
A focused fool can often achieve more than a distracted genius. It’s never been easier to succeed, but it’s never been easier to get distracted.

10. Time is more valuable than money
As you age, your time becomes exponentially more valuable. Use it wisely.

Happiness

11. Don’t compare or compete.
Do not try to become someone else. Focus on being the best version of yourself.

12. Learn to live with less.
The game of “more” has no finish line.

13. Avoid envy and Jealousy
Nothing more to add.

14. Choose your Partner wisely.
The most important decision in life is whom you marry. There are no filters in real life. Embrace each others imperfections.

15. Run your own race at your own pace.
“Nature is not in a hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” — Lao Tzu

and Finally

16. Consistency beats intensity.
Big results come from doing small things well every day for a very long time

Take it easy until next time.

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