Category Practical

Consider your weaknesses

Don’t get carried away and ruin someone else’s day because you had a rough day or didn’t sleep well. Moreover, consider your weaknesses and be as forgiving and accepting of others as you are of yourself. When you feel like…

When and why do you feel lazy?

Fear, hatred, and weakness might be reasons you feel “lazy,” and when you do, then ask yourself why you want to do something in the first place. If it’s essential, then take a break and continue. If you don’t have…

Want Nothing

Think about the richest of all; they still can’t buy respect from their employees, love from their family, and more time to enjoy their lives. The most affluent care more about their time than money; they know it is more…

Richest stoic

Luxurious things take up your physical space and clutter your mind. And not just do you have to earn more to buy more, but you also have more things to fix and worry about when broken. Instead, use your time…

Laugh at your pain

There’s more humor than hate to be found in about every situation. So, we should take a lighter view of things and bear them with an easy spirit. Laughing at your pain doesn’t mean you have to deny reality. On…

Seek out shipwrecks

Sometimes we put too much drama on things that don’t deserve them. Things will eventually go wrong without prior notice, and everything will be affected, including jobs, relationships, and life. At such times we need to find the positive. Your…

Be open to the future.

Respect the past as we stand on the back of those who came before us, learn from it, and keep an open mind about future ideas. Meet new people, explore new places, and understand other cultures. We all think we…

Steal wisdom from all sources

There’s wisdom everywhere. So take what’s good from all religions, philosophies, and people, make them your own, and act by your moral guide. Don’t solely focus on the reputation and merit of someone because it doesn’t matter where it comes…

Self-interest vs. selfishness

There are times when we all hate giving or receiving lectures. So, it becomes useless to convince someone by moralizing. Instead, it’s better to explain them without judgment and show them the right way by understanding their self-interest. There’s a…

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