gutterdancer's tips for Type 9s
Make lists of what you have to do everyday and try to stick to them. It's not so easy but the completed list, every checked off point makes you more motivated for the next day.
Get ENOUGH sleep;
Start to exercise - yes, this tip for Nines is very accurate and helps A LOT;
Read books, watch movies, listen to music, read some news and talk about them with people, trying to stick to your opinion and fight for it - it will help you being more assertive and in the end - build your self-awareness. Don't give anything that is valuable a miss. The easiest and basic "down to earth" advice.
With every "I don't know" you say, try to make own opinion. When I started to realize how many times a day I say "I don't know" about every aspect of my life, it scared me off and made me started to think for myself.
Find a priorities in your life, a basic values. It's not easy to be uncompromising because life is a connection between everyone's values, but it helps in everyday life. We need to have our identity built on something which is valuable.
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