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Don't make your life harder

Don't make your life harder
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  • People who have their life easy realize that most things are not about them. Is the boss mad? Is the cashier rude? It’s not about you; it’s about them, and you don’t know what’s going on in their life. If that’s not how you think, you’re guaranteed to suffer for every little thing.

  • Hard work is good, but do not mistake it for productivity. If you need help, ask for it. It’s not a sign of weakness. 

  • Grow and improve yourself, but you don’t need to change yourself to get the approval of others.

  • Don’t wait for the perfect moment to be happy, and don’t expect to be happy all the time. Life can be tricky, and some moments might not be fun, but it doesn’t have to stay hard.

  • To make your life easy, you need to be satisfied with it. There’s a very slight chance that we will be the best ever existed. So we need to be satisfied but continue giving our best. It’s tough to be average but being average is so underrated.

  • Don’t make your life harder by getting emotional about insignificant matters or fighting about things you don’t care about. Don’t even bother if things are outside your control. Instead, swallow your pride and ask yourself if it’s worth the fight?

But that’s just my take. Comment and share yours.


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Written by Garv Chawla · Stoic of the Day
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