To my future child,
Over the years I have collected a lot of advices and kept the ones that are quite useful. Here are some simple rules so you can navigate the boring stuff of life and enjoy the less boring parts of it.
I hope that they will help you and that you may add some more to them, pass them along so people you care about will enjoy life with you, because a life in solitary and with no one to share what you know with, is a life not well lived.
Keep in mind the signal to noise ratio that you have for a particular topic. When you read the news every morning, you have a lot of data but also a lot of noise which may hide the signal. Important stuff will always reach you when needed.
This advice has to start with a disclaimer, if you have a medical condition, you are very lean, a bearing woman or in general have any medical condition consult with your physician first. Fasting is the process of depriving your body of food during a particular window of time which is usually at least 16 hours and at most 24 hours. In this time frame you may not eat or drink anything that contains calories (coffee and water are acceptable). The benefits of this are to give your body a break from metabolising food all day, it helps to kick start your body into ketosis and starts the autophagy procedure. The general idea is not to eat, it will make you leaner, look younger and may prevent some forms of cancer.
Don't celebrate events with your children by eating food. If something bad happens don't cheer them up with food.
Your life is a like a cardiogram. It has ups and downs. There is no flat line. Keep in mind that no bad will endure forever but also don't forget that the good parts of your life may end.
When you are grieving get a massage. Touch itself is analgesic for the human mind and body. Infants may day if they are not touched and taken care of.
Limit the notifications on your computer or phone to the ones you need. Plan chunks of time where do not disturb is enabled.
I feel misunderstood is not an accurate statement. There is no feeling which is called misunderstood. You may feel anxious, frighten or any positive or negative emotion. When you have identified what you are feeling then you can also address it better.
If you want to sell something and you are talking to an employee of a cooperation you have to think about this: The person you are talking to will not be credited with the gains of what you are selling but only the downfalls. The result is that he/she can get fired. This makes it hard to sell anything that way.
If you need something of value (e.g. a TV,a new phone or a expensive piece of clothing) wait for a couple of days or weeks (if it more expensive). This will force you to consider if you needed the item in the first place.
When you thing that what you are hearing is offending you. Stop and ask yourself this 1. Is it true? If yes why be upset about the truth. 2. Is it a lie? If yes why be upset about a lie.