"Do not waste time trying to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time, and it ANNOYS the pig!" - American Proverb

Ask your fellow city dwellers where they want to retire. Did they just talk about moving to the country? There is a reason for this - Cities are overrated! Here's why: 🧵 THREAD 👇

Quietly strong is the best kind of strong. Everyone can feel your power, but you have nothing to prove.

"To him who has everything, everything will be given. From him who has nothing, everything will be taken" Many people focus on the second half of that famous bible passage, but fail to realize that once you succeed, people will come out of the woodwork to help you.

"Nobody ever figures out what Life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough." - Richard Feynman

Do not be swayed by the narcissist's surface-level charm. They'll turn it on for as long as they can feed off of you. They are evil incarnate at all other times.

What do job interviews, picking up women and pitching a business to an investor have in common? They're all about the selling of your personal BRAND. If you come across as desperate, your content is worthless.

"I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed." - Friedrich Nietzsche

An interesting paradox of creation; in order to build something new, you need to modify the shape of your materials using a destructive implement (think of a saw carving through wood). The same applies to your character, your body and your life.

Locals don't respect: Women don't marry: Con-artists target: Misery awaits: Gullible expats.

"When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends." – Japanese Proverb This goes double for yourself. Are your friends weakened from being fat, poor and stupid? Get out before you are too.

Civility depends upon a mutually-agreed chivalry in disagreement. Irrational people couldn't care less. Treat them accordingly.

Our brains are built to repeat learned behaviour. Bingeing on a show you don't even like trains you to retreat into fantasy as soon as things get difficult. Stop bingeing entertainment.

Introversion: Crippling your ability to party like the rest of them? Or an inborn talent for deep thinking? Your choice.

"Optimism looks up counts the stars, pessimism looks down and counts cracks." - from Life Vs. The Lifeless by The Beautiful South

"To him who has everything, everything will be given. From him who has nothing, everything will be taken" Losers let the last part depress them. Winners let the first part revitalize them.

Our brains are built to repeat learned behaviour. Bingeing on a show you don't even like trains you to retreat into fantasy as soon as things get difficult. Stop bingeing entertainment.

Introversion: Crippling your ability to party like the rest of them? Or an inborn talent for deep thinking? Your choice.

"Optimism looks up counts the stars, pessimism looks down and counts cracks." - from Life Vs. The Lifeless by The Beautiful South

"To him who has everything, everything will be given. From him who has nothing, everything will be taken" Losers let the last part depress them. Winners let the first part revitalize them.