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13 Plain and Practical Things I Learned After I Was 30 That Have Radically Changed My Life

#11: Buy better knives

8 min readDec 9, 2021

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I’ve learned a lot in the last 25 years — enough to convince me that I wasn’t as smart as I thought I was 25 years ago. It’s not that I didn’t know much, it’s just that I was wrong about so many things.

I wish I were as smart as I thought I was 25 years ago. I thought I had it all figured out. I used to share the knowledge that I just read in a book with not-so-subtle confidence. I cringe when I try to remember what I was like as a teenager and college student.

Now that I’ve had a chance to figure at least a few things out, I need to share some of the plain, practical lessons. Sure, the big stuff is important, but sometimes we miss the small lessons by focusing only on the big ones. Here are 13 that might seem simple but have really improved my life.

1. The Simple, Creative (and Free) Gift for My Wife

My wife demonstrated early in our relationship that she has a talent for giving thoughtful and perfect gifts. Her talent seemed even greater when compared with my own shortcomings. I was horrible. After a particular failure one Valentine’s Day — paper flowers are not a proper substitute for real ones — I decided to amaze…

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John Mashni
John Mashni

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