Never have I ever seen so many platitudes in one post. Makes me think of the Flemish “Bond Zonder Naam”[1], who monetise these kinds of uninspiring sayings where I live. In Dutch also called “tegelwijsheden”, because your grandma would have these sappy and dull ‘wisdoms’ painted on a tile in their kitchen. Apparently some people also see money in it[2].<p>[1] <a href="https://www.bzn.be/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bzn.be/</a>
[2] <a href="https://www.tegeltjes.com/tegeltjes-wijsheid" rel="nofollow">https://www.tegeltjes.com/tegeltjes-wijsheid</a>
> NEVER criticize, blame, or complain.<p>(Constructive) Criticism is what advances our development as a species, not sure why that is a necessarily bad thing
I wish the author a happy birthday. But - and I hope this is taken in a spirit of constructive kindness - the post is fairly generic and bland advice. I'm sure it is well meant, but I hope I never feel tempted to post something like this when I'm 72.
> Work on a passion project, even just 30 minutes a day. It compounds.<p>I need to do this. I know my project (just a passion, not a side hussle or for income). Tell myself I need to. Then daily life gets in the way. 10 years or more.
> NEVER criticize, blame, or complain.<p>Hard sell on HN :)<p>This was also one of the more interesting points in Dale Carnegie. Wish I could live up to it more often.
My pick right now is "Feeling good is better than that “third” slice of pizza."<p>I have only fairly recently worked out that how food makes you feel is at least as important as how it tastes.
I normally dislike lists like this but I like some of these.<p>"It’s usually better to be nice than right."<p>"Nobody gets to their death bed and says, I’m sorry for trying so many things."
Good collection.<p>My gripe, for every one of them, I hear a contradicting one, from an equally reputable source. And then it gives me a cognitive dissonant Diarrhoea. And stresses me out. DAE face this? How do they handle it?