I love this. This reminds me of a personal tradition I have come up with for birthdays called "Two questions". If I'm invited to someone's birthday, I ask two q

I love this. This reminds me of a personal tradition I have come up with for birthdays called "Two questions". If I'm invited to someone's birthday, I ask two questions: - What was the most important thing that you learned this year? - What was your favorite memory? The main reason behind this is to learn about the person themselves and to also learn from their experience so maybe I don't have to first hand. Outside of that, here's a brain dump of things I wish younger me knew and internalised sooner. - Sleep is paramount for your long term health. - Find an athletic pass time that you enjoy. I like mountain biking, find what you like. - Stop consuming news and social media. - Make reading a habit. - Journal daily. - Make writing second nature. - Don't underestimate the unreasonable effectiveness of showing up every day. Doing a little of something every day is far better than doing mostly nothing every day. - Define your sense of accomplishment. Don't be fooled by mimesis. - You are more of a garden than a machine. Recognise that some days you don't feel good and some days you feel on top of the world. - Appreciate your body's faculties. I've been sick recently and have realised how little I appreciate my ability to do even the most basic of things until I fall ill. Don't let that be the case.