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The 8 Biggest Life Lessons I Learned From My Friends Last Year
2 min readJan 21, 2024
- Do things you do not feel ready for yet. Many of the best things in life happen when you say “yes” to things you are scared of, feel not ready for, and that make you uncomfortable. If you, in any way, believe it can be good for you objectively, then do it. Do not let your fear of what may come keep you from experiences that can change your life.
- Being surrounded by the right people matters so much. That means you must invest into these people and relationships. Give to the people around you and you will get something back.
- Get out every week. Never stay home for longer than 7 days in a row. You must go out to some event every week, even if it is just a small get together, dinner with your partner, or meeting a friend for coffee. Get out of the house. And no, going to work does not count.
- You are more amazing than you view yourself to be. We are own worst critics. Try asking other people what they admire in you, and you will likely find things that you find hard to accept.
- If it’s not a clear “no” then it defaults to a “yes”. When you are contemplating anything that may be good for you, then you only have one chance to give a clear “No”. Whenever there is doubt of whether or not you truly do not want to do it, just do it. This goes along with #1 but is the best…
