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.
Don't let your work affect your personal life. Don't let any work related frustration out on your spouse or friends.
When you are working try to do only one thing at a time and avoid multitasking. Even listening to something in the background (e.g. podcasts, music with lyrics) may cause you to lose concentration. Focus all your mental energy towards your task at hand and then move on to other things.
When there is no need for electronic devices, don't use them. If you can do one thing better with a pen and paper, use that. Don't try to emulate everything with electronics. Use it when it makes sense. It will make you robust and you will not lose touch with things that have been around for a very long time.
Be with a partner that is emotional stable and mature. He/she should have figured out his/her emotional problems and be mentally healthy.
Game of thrones got it right. You always have to prepare for the winter. When times are good go the extra mile and try to grow as much as possible. When they go bad you have to accept that you may not grow. The game then is to try to survive.
There was a rumor going around that Aristotle Onassis would have dinner before going on a date. Be prepared and don't get angry when things don't go the way you planned on a date with your spouse.
Usually a swan is white, but once in a while a black swan comes along . This holds true for the animal but also for our society. A black swan event is a major event that changes society and the way we think about the world.
If you are an entrepreneur here is a simple example on how to get customers on your social media page. Imagine you are running a restaurant. Print out a big sign: Do you have Instagram / Pinterest / Whatever ? Usually people will ask about it, when they do, reply that you can get a free desert if you put on your social media pager if you like it or not.
In the absence of reliable data one must reduce risk.
Do not wander around asking what the meaning of life is, great philosophers have yet to answer that question. Turn that question around and go ahead and live your life by giving meaning to it.