Being present does not involve being physically present for every event and moment. It does involve having the presence of mind to realize when a possible moment is happening and where that particular moment is worth skipping to ensure you can create other moments later.

Put all your focus on considering, 'But what if you don't fail?' If you do fail and you don't like it, stop. If you don't fail or fail but still see some fondness in the activity, keep at it.

Just because you feel gloomy doesn't mean you should use that as a mask to show off to the world. Show the world more of your best self (especially when you are not feeling like your best self) and watch as the world reacts more favorably to you.

If Saturday is your sleep-in lazy day and you spend all day Sunday in panic in preparation for Monday, you need to rethink how much of an unstructured day you can have on Saturday

A good-enough teacher can lead a good-enough student to great things, while a lousy student will flounder regardless of what you think about their instructor.

Find the easiest way to start a task that is difficult to do or has a long lead time to success. Success is closer than you think, especially if you deploy the right hacks and take valid shortcuts.

Take broad-spectrum advice like this as needed, but the best way to get help is to ask honest friends who love you.

Remember that all the people who used the same methods and failed do not get platforms to share their lack of success.

You do not need education or anybody’s permission to achieve your goals. Do not waste time seeking approval or overthinking your mission.

As long as you are taking care of your business without interfering in other people’s business, what other people think of you doesn’t matter.