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How to be an adult by david richo

It’s like 50 pages long, the perfect blend of hippie/academic and it will change your life. Mandatory reading.

@lolololori

Feb 20, 2024

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Don’t Let Adulthood Corrupt You by paul shortt

16 reminders from your inner child to you. Leave work early. Don't let money hold you back. Don't become bitter and jaded. Break from routine. Day dreaming required. Wisdom combined with the detached steadfastness of a signpost! Please tell me you like these as much as I do.

@aubergine

Nov 20, 2024

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Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff (and It’s All Small Stuff): simple ways to keep the little things from taking over your life, self-help book, Richard Carlson, 1997

I’m 48. When you’re young you can think things are corny. I don’t have that luxury anymore. Some chapter titles:7. Don’t Interrupt Others or Finish Their Sentences12. Let Others be “Right” Most of The Time15. Be The First One to Act Loving or Reach Out25. Smile at Strangers, Look Into their Eyes and Say Hello27. Imagine The People in Your Life as Tiny Infants and as One-Hundred-Year-Old-Adults49. Resist the Urge to Criticize60. Turn Your Melodrama into a Mellow-DramaI have never been a fan of irony and never use it

@brad-phillips

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Mar 29, 2022

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dill

I love that crazy girl

@bashfulchicken

Feb 28, 2025

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keeping an ongoing pleasures list

Currently have three full pages in my notebook! I guess some might call this a gratitude journal LOL but it’s different when I do it.  My brother was telling me about this phenomenon called “target fixation”. It’s a panic reflex that happens when motorcyclists become fixated on a singular object, obstacle, hazard (e.g. a sharp curve on a winding road) and they will unconsciously steer in the direction of the thing they’re trying to avoid because their hands follow their gaze which leads to accidents.  You will follow your gaze so be aware of where you’re looking. Train yourself to seek out pleasure and appreciation! Understanding where + what you derive pleasure from increases your capacity to enjoy things which in turn makes you a more interesting person (imo). I think it’s just as important self-knowledge as understanding your triggers/trauma. It is a daily willingness to be transformed by small things. Sorry for lecturing but I want good things for all of you. Xoxo, meg

@bashfulchicken

Mar 29, 2024

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Talismans

Forgive because this where I get a little ~woo woo~ but I think you should only wear necklaces that are imbued with a potent magical vibe… amulets only near the heart and throat you can do whatever you want with earrings/rings but heed my warning about necklaces

@bashfulchicken

Apr 20, 2024