I read this book which I’ve actually gotten quite some time ago. It entitles, “101 Really Important Things You Already Know, But Keep Forgetting”. Definitely a worthy read…
Here’s the 101 things =)
1. You don’t have to know the secret to life to enjoy it
2. Being reasonable wins you the booby prize
3. Life is tough – but then again, compared to what?
4. Happiness doesn’t care how you get there
5. Life’s a breeze when you work as hard as simplifying it as you do at complicating it
6. Predict your failures and you will be a highly successful prophet
7. The pain of unfulfilled dreams can be the worst ache you ever experience
8. Extraordinary things are accomplished by ordinary people
9. Overnight success only happens in fairy tales, trashy novels and bad movies
10. To know and not to do is not yet to know
11. Always expect the unexpected because the only certain thing is uncertainty
12. Too much safety is dangerous
13. You can observe a lot just by watching
14. Don’t mess around with reality and reality won’t mess around with you
15. Excuses and blame won’t make a bit of difference in your life
16. What is the most difficult to accomplish is the sweetest to remember
17. Self-pity costs you nothing and it’s worth just as much
18. If something is boring you, it’s probably you
19. Most worry is totally useless
20. Procrastinate and keep up with yesterday
21. There’s no point in buying expensive socks if you can never find them
22. Book smart does not mean life smart
23. Time is not money; it is worth much more – spend it wisely
24. Watching a lot of television won’t add to the quality of your life
25. The main purpose of life is to live a life of purpose
26. People are only human – if they weren’t, life would be different
27. Choose your friends wisely – quality instead of quantity
28. Never overestimate you ability to change others
29. Giving advice means either losing or breaking even
30. Don’t walk away from negative people, RUN!
31. Hand around with a bunch of blunders and you will be one in due time
32. There’s insanity on both sides of the debate when you argue with an idiot
33. The best way to impress people is by not trying to impress them
34. Nice people are often not good people and good people are often not nice people
35. Everyone, including you and me, is selfish
36. When someone fails to keep a commitment, there is 95 percent chance that it will happen again
37. Good deeds are seldom remembered, bad deeds are seldom forgotten
38. The surest way to failure is trying to please everyone
39. It’s easier to stay out of trouble than to get out of trouble
40. Don’t take it personally; they’re probably doing it to everyone else
41. The more important it is, the less chance that anybody is going to do it for you
42. With a bad attitude you can miss out on a lot of the good things life has to offer
43. Belief is a disease
44. Beware of experts’ predictions, especially about the future
45. Wise people learn more from fools than fools learn from wise people
46. Be careful with you heroes; don’t put them on pedestals
47. It doesn’t cost much to be kind, but it can be very costly being too kind
48. Admit your mistakes and you will make fewer of them
49. Being right at all costs is like being a dead hero – there’s no payoff
50. Smart minds ask dumb questions
51. Only fools are afraid to be fools
52. Your past is always going to be the way it was – so stop trying to change it!
53. If your house is on fire, warm yourself by it
54. The best revenge is to live well
55. It’s never too late to learn something new and improve yourself
56. You are the biggest cause of problems in your life
57. Many of the things you want will give you more problems than they are worth
58. You ain’t going to solve the problem if you don’t identify it properly
59. You can change the quality of your life by changing the context in which you view your circumstances
60. The severity of your problems is a matter of perspective and that makes most of them insignificant
61. No one can give you wiser advice than yourself
62. What will keep you from getting what you want is not knowing what you want
63. You aren’t going to get what you want unless you ask for it
64. If you don’t find time for exercise, you will have to find time for illness
65. A walk or run in nature is the best medicine for many of your ailments
66. There is no shortcut to being fit and trim
67. Your expectations cause you the most disappointment in your life
68. There is no one big deal in life that will save your hide
69. The world doesn’t owe you or anyone else a living
70. When money is not your servant, it becomes your master
71. Compromising your integrity for money, power, fame, or love will come back to haunt you
72. A big pile of money will do just as much to cure your unhappiness as a small pile
73. You can never get enough of what you don’t really need or want
74. Want what you have and you will always get what you what
75. The good life is not all that it is cracked up to be
76. Practice moderation in excess because too much of a good thing can be a bad thing
77. Nothing satisfies a greedy mind
78. You are already rich and live in luxury
79. The cheaper the activity, the greater the fun
80. There is more to positive thinking than just thinking positive thoughts
81. Life isn’t fair and it will continue to be that way
82. You are a millionaire; your creativity makes it so
83. If patience is just the art of concealing your impatience, you better be very good at it
84. To put more time in your life, don’t rush. Slow down instead
85. Try to accomplish too much and you will accomplish little
86. Even the simplest task can be meaningful if you do it in the right spirit
87. Stop trying so hard to be happy and watch the good times roll
88. Set all your seriousness aside because life is a laughing matter
89. It’s easier to ride a horse in the direction it’s going
90. The important thing is not what others think of you, but what you think of you
91. Keep breathing! You never know when life may be worth living again
92. You can’t make a big difference in this world unless you are different
93. You must be home when opportunity knocks
94. What is valuable invariably comes with a price, usually bigger than you think
95. A genius is someone with more persistence than you
96. Perfection is a refuge of idiots
97. Being successful at work is irrelevant if you are a failure at home
98. All you can experience is the now, so why aren’t you there?
99. Spontaneity is too valuable to be left unplanned
100. Look inside and you will find more outside
101. A full, happy and satisfying life is not dependent upon how long you live, but how well you live
