Life's Tutorials

Part II

The Approval Of Others

People are going to have opinions of you as long as they have breath in their lungs. Do yourself a favor and stop letting them waste any of yours.

Social Media

Social media platforms comprise the root of all heartache. If you don't want to see what your ex is posting or those horrible pictures of you when you got too drunk, just get off social media. Trust me, you can learn to live without them and you will find that life is a lot simpler on the other side.

Time

Counting the minutes is the first step to refusing to live in the moment and the second step towards wrapping your happiness in moments yet to come. You are better than that, live by the ticking of your desires, not your clock.

Your Exes

In the words of Macbeth, "What's done is done." There is no need to hold on to your exes anymore than holding on to a dirty sponge. Throw it away before it creates a bigger mess and leaves you wondering why you didn't just get a new one to begin with.

Fads

Fads are like Kim Kardashian. You think it's beautiful, then you start to see it everywhere and suddenly all you want to do is get rid of it.

Indecision

Being indecisive will get you nowhere in life. It will keep you shackled to the pavement as you refuse to take the next step. Do yourself a favor and start making choices, because consequences and regrets are better than nothing at all.

The Past

It's called the past for a reason and that's where it should stay. Bringing your past into the future is only denying yourself the present.

Bad Television

I know it's a guilty pleasure, but it's also sucking the life from you. Five hours spent watching girls rip out each other's extensions and scream about stolen catchphrases are five hours you can never get back.

Regrets

There is nothing you can do now, so wasting your time and energy lamenting over everything you've done wrong in life will only give you more regrets.

Nostalgia

We all wish we could go back to the carefree days of our youth, but unless you invent time travel, you're stuck under the stressful burden of being an adult. Dreaming of the good days behind you is as fruitless as daydreaming of better days in front of you.

Parents' Money

It doesn't matter if you have a trust fund of $5 million, if you don't learn to make your own money, you're just an ignorant bum with $5 million dollars. The joys of life come from earning for yourself.

Mass Approval

It's one thing to ignore one person's opinion of you, but society's is another thing entirely. The crowd is

like a black hole that will try and suck you in.Those who resist are those who stay alive