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11 Life Cheat Codes I’ve Proudly Stolen From People Smarter Than Me
You can steal them too to get an unfair advantage in life
My first day in a dorm. I was sitting, feeling lost and uncertain about my future. It was a new place, and I didn’t know anyone. I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life or even what kind of person I wanted to be.
But as I sat there wondering what to do next, something clicked, watching the seniors pass by my room.
They looked confident, bold, and happy. I wanted to be like them. They had their lives figured out, and I didn’t.
I realized that, just like those seniors, there were people out there who had already figured out the answers to the questions I was struggling with.
If I could just find them and learn from them, it would save me a lot of time and effort.
And so that’s what I did.
I reached out to people who had achieved the things I wanted for myself. I read everything I could get my hands on — self-help books, business books, personal development blogs… you name it, I devoured it.
Not only did it help me achieve my goals faster, but it also helped me become a better person. Because when you’re constantly learning from other people, you’re…