āThings I want to remember in 2018
1. Shameless people are everywhere. They will say what they have to say to get what they want out of you. Even if donāt mean it. Even if they know they donāt mean it.
Shameless people will do what they have to, to get what they want out of you. They wonāt care about your well being. They will not care about your loss.
The thing is, their shameless-ness makes you feel ashamed if you donāt oblige with them. Because they are so persistent about what they want.
But thatās just messed up. So be shameless when you have to deal with shameless people. Be shameless about the fact that your time, your life, you are only yours. Not in a selfish way. Only while dealing with such people.
2. Know your worth. No one will tell you your true worth because that will be a disadvantage. You being lost and confused and insecure is beneficial for them. You have to know your own worth.
3. Pick one thing. One thing you want to work on in this new year. I know there are so many things that need your time and energy. But pick one. And then dedicate time and energy to that. Everything but this is negotiable. Donāt stop working on this. You can have other things youāre working on too. But when situations arise in which you have to give up your time and focus to do something unanticipated, something unavoidable, cut down on those secondary things. But never on this one. Just one.
4. Sleep on it. Not to avoid it. Not to procrastinate. But to not be so overwhelmed. To not be so high on emotions. To not be irrational. To not make quick decisions that are reckless and rash and stupid. Sleep on it.
5. We keep thinking that we are getting older. I mean sure, we are. But being 20 is young. Being 25 is young. Youāre a young adult until 32. Did you know that? Did you? Iām a 20 year old youth. And Iām not old. And Iām not going to be for a while. I know I have silver hair strands. And I know my idealism isā¦I wonāt say itās dying. I will say itās altering. And thatās not a bad thing. But Iām young. And I donāt have to be dumb. I can give being young a new definition. But before, I should stop feeling so old.
Being old isnāt a bad thing. Not at all. But itās wrong to convince yourself that youāre something that youāre not.
6. Donāt follow other people. I know the thought of life after graduation seems very daunting and confusing but donāt look at others to do what they are doing. You have never liked crowds. Crowded places make you sick. Those paths are crowded and so worn out. And I know if you want to create your own, it will take time. Construction always takes time. It is a long term project but it will also provide long term benefits. And guess what? you can completely customize this path. Just like you like it.Ā
7. What do we do about the people we hate? Endure.Ā
When it is professional, we endure. Sometimes we have to quietly bear the annoyance and frustration in the present to be able to get what we want. But remember, when itās personal we never endure!
I have given too much importance to my heart and soul. In that pursuit I have majorly neglected my body. For that, I am sorry. And because I know a genuine apology follows a corrective action, I will take that corrective action. I will make this right.ā
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