A quirky list of
Jul 10, 2017 · 3 min read
Things I learn as a 24 year old in 2017.
Luckily or unluckily, this has been a year of profound learning for me. There is a long way to go, but I’d like to believe that I have at least begun on that journey. Here is a list of all the things I’ve learnt. Hoping to provide humor if not lessons to anyone who reads it. Some of them have been said time and again, and yet some are novel. But I bet its the most unexpected list.
- Family should come before everyone. No-one else stays by your side at your worst. You realize this, only when you are AT YOUR WORST. I did , so don’t make that mistake.
- Don’t eat street side food — you might get typhoid or some other such disease especially if you live in a country where such diseases are still prevalent.
- Mugging in Paris is real. When traveling to another country , always have a jacket with pockets inside. Carry cards and money in it.
- Colleagues will always be colleagues, never friends. Work almost always inevitably gets in the way. If it doesn’t , then maybe you’re being unprofessional?
- You are the center of your universe. Don’t let someone else take that place. Unless it’s something you created . Like a baby?
- Always listen to your inner voice. Over-plan,over-organize,over-prepare, over-pack a little but never over-eat,over generalize or over think.
- Never lie to yourself. (note to self, your true self is when you write).
- Satisfy yourself, never others. There is no end to that.
- Friends come and go. There will never be just one who will be important all your life. That happens only in the movies. Keep making new ones and letting go of the ones you don’t connect with anymore. Forgive them.
- Don’t beg for anyone to stay in your life. Unless you did something to make them go away.
- You are DIFFERENT. And each day , strive to be so. Don’t fall into the norm. Don’t try to impress. Don’t be someone else.
- Your work, your family, you come before anyone else. Help others after you have helped yourself.
- Exercise in any form is important for the mind body and soul.
- Worship what you do. Strive to be the best. Be a woman of her words.
- Get work done. Otherwise your words don’t have any value.
- Follow your passion. This means , do a little bit of the one thing that keeps you awake, doesn’t wanna make you feel like running away.
- DO NOT GOSSIP. It is just venom. Dangerous even if you hear it, worse if you’re the one supplying it.
- Learn from even your enemies.
- Talk to people! Keep that phone aside and try to connect with that person in front of you.
- Doubt people, but don’t show it. If they’re guilty , they’ll be more careful in hiding it. If not, they’ll feel offended by getting doubted at.
- Don’t ever feel like you are not important, or the work that you are doing is not important. It gives people more power over you. Always consider what you’re doing of utmost importance.
- Understand the importance of secrecy. Some things are better left unsaid.
- Age is just a number. Gender is just a societal divide people are trying to create. Make friends with everyone of every age and of every gender. Mutual Respect is paramount. Mutual Admiration is mandatory. Learning from each other should be the objective.
- Be generous with compliments.
- Last, but not the least, carry wet tissues , hand-sanitizer ,sanitary napkin(if you’re a girl) and tissues with you all the time. You never know WHEN and HOW you’ll need them.
If you’ve read up to this point ,
Here’s a bonus tip : Don’t read everything you see on the internet. Be choosy.