#life trick

[arylleth]

date people who communicate & apologize

[futurebird]

babysitting for grownups

My friend does this thing called "zoom writing hours" where we get on a zoom call, don't talk, just sit there and work on our novels or screenplays.

It's hilariously effective. Social pressure is magical.

[itsbhuwan]

Generate passive income. Create passive income flows so that your income is not tied to the time spent on work. Obviously you will still continue to work, but only because you want to and not because you need to.

[wheeloffortune-design]

If I give you an apple and an orange and I tell you to choose, how many choices do you really have?

Two? Nope. You have FIVE, minimum.

You take the apple

You take the orange

You take both

You take nothing

You take something else

And this works EVERYWHERE. 

“Are you with us or with them?”

I’m with you!

I’m with them!

You both have good points!

You’re all insane!

I’m going with that other group over there!

“You need to vote Democrat or Republican!”

Democrat!

Republican!

I switch depending on the leader and the issues!

I don’t vote! 

I vote for a third-party!

“Are you Christian or Muslim??”  

I’m Christian

I’m Muslim

I think God is one and the same and follow good doctrines of both

I’m atheist

I’m Jewish

And it’s often more subtle

Like a salesperson handing you two products and pressuring you to buy one of them, making you forget that 

You don’t have to buy anything if you don’t want to

You can leave the store and buy something elsewhere

And sometimes it can be as important as

“Are you gay or are you straight?”

I’m gay

I’m straight

I’m both? So Bi?

I like no one, I’m ace. 

I’m anything else, really, this is a spectrum and I define my own orientation.

So remember- If someone if pressuring you to pick between two choices, they’re probably trying to manipulate you by making you forget you also have another three options.

[itsbhuwan]

Exercise regularly. Your health is the most important thing you have.

[itsbhuwan]

In the end, all that matters is love.

[itsbhuwan]

Love yourself. You are the one constant in your life. Remember to always treasure and love yourself. ♥ You deserve nothing less.