Many of the principles are not complicated, and it is clear in a few words.
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Editor’s note: Do you think you know a lot of things, but you still have a bad life? Sometimes it’s because you don’t want to practice these principles, sometimes because you think that the reason is too simple, so simple that you think it is a lie, so sneer. But there are a lot of truths that are clear in a few words, like in this article. This article is translated from medium, article author Shaunta Grimes, original title 13 Insanely Simple Rules That Will Change Your Life (Right Now).
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This world is full of life mentors and their philosophical experiences. They have given us a lot of advice, and all we have to do is to practice these principles in person.
But most of the time, we don’t do this because we are always busy looking for complicated things, because we feel that the correct answer has never been clear in a few words, isn’t it?
Do you really think that it can’t be said in a few words? Honest, I know you know you know the answer, right?
writing, reading, waiting
Write down what you have experienced every day in your life. Then study hard and see what happens.
——Ray Bradbury
These three seemingly simple suggestions are one of my mottos. The inspiration they bring me is enormous. I have never seen Ray Bradbury, but if I can see him, I will tell him that his advice is of great significance to me and even changes my life.
Whenever my life feels out of control or off track, I bet it’s because one of the three things went wrong. Either something hinders me from writing, either I stop reading or my impetuous nature defeats my reason.
WhenI remember to go to writing every day, find time to read it carefully, slow down and wait to see what happens, and there are always ways to get back on track.
So I have to say, Mr. Bradbury, thank you!
“I am wrong” is not so difficult to say
Accept the mistake.
——Mark Twain
Mark Twain’s sentence is simply the core and soul of interpersonal relationships, and I think it’s especially true in a happy marriage and the next generation.
Let’s talk about simple but full of magical words. It is easy to say “I love you”, and people who are easy to say and listeners feel very empty.
But the words “I am wrong” are hard to say, right? Do not believe that you are trying to admit your mistakes easily? Before you can say this, you have to look at yourself and your situation, which is enough to keep most people behind.
You may be worried that this sentence will weaken your power and make others more advantageous than you. On the contrary, this reminds others to face their mistakes so that both sides can reflect carefully.
The ability to admit that you have screwed things up is a highly underestimated ability. “I am wrong” has a cousin who is close to the relationship – “I’m sorry” – when these two sentences are spoken together, you will be surprised to find that the environment you face is completely different.
You can’t fix what you are still destroying
If you find yourself falling into the pit, the most important thing is to stop the excavation first.
——Warren Buffett
Sometimes the best advice is precisely the most obvious suggestion.
When you are stuck in a deep pit and don’t know how to get out of it, the first and foremost suggestion is that don’t continue to dig.
When you are in an unfavorable environment, it is almost impossible for you to make any good decisions, or any decision about how to get out of this environment.
Take the first step
No matter what you can do, or what you want to do, you want to get started.
——Goethe
We live in such a turbulent era. Sometimes I look around and really want to do something. I don’t want to discover that I have to tell my grandchildren twenty years later. When the world fell apart, I didn’t do anything.
But I am just a person, but the problem is so big and so complicated. It’s easy to think of other people – those with more resources or betterThe person who thinks – will handle these things well. Someone will come over and tell me what to do, then I will do it according to his instructions and instructions.
I like Goethe’s advice because it touches the heart of the problem. Whatever you want to do, the only thing that matters is that you have to start first.
Be sure to take the first step. This is the most important step.
Catch now, don’t wait
The color is played.
——Kurt Cobain
This sentence influenced young people and affected my peers. The impact of this sentence on me at that time is huge, as if it is a call, let me show my true self in life.
Sometimes we spend a lot of time waiting until the time is right, or until we are ready, or at least until we change enough.
Do you really have to wait for those illusory times? you sure?
Really, no matter what you want to do, you can, grab the present, don’t wait!
Helping a hand
Try to be a rainbow in the haze of others.
——Maya Angelou
This is a good suggestion, especially for people with social phobias. If you just have a bad day, you know, that is, the kind of uncomfortable feeling is not good – this trick is also very useful.
When I think of the words of Maya Angelou, I will look for people who seem to need a rainbow in their lives. I think everyone wants a rainbow to see at some point in their lives, right?
What I am talking about is not a big act. Usually, a smile and a greeting are enough. Sometimes, if I can courage, I will do my best to do something good for others. Open the door for others, or lend a helping hand when someone needs help.
Interestingly, just letting yourself realize where you can help others can turn my attention away from my bad mood.
The whole process of helping others makes me happy, because even if you are gentle and friendly to others, you are hard to get angry. Sometimes it illuminates others and illuminates you.
I don’t recommend that you pretend to smile when you are not happy. But paying a little attention to how you can become someone else’s rainbow can really bring you a different experience, and even make you happy.
Follow these three simple and ridiculous life principles
When you grow up, be sure to tell the truth, don’t hurt others, and don’t feelYou are the most important person in the world.
——Harper Lee
This sentence is actually very simple, but if you can remember and practice these three things – even if you have grown up – you will become a very good person.
If you have a chance to become a very good person, why not?
Don’t lie, don’t hurt anyone, stay humble. It seems that all other advantages are born out of these three principles. When something gets worse, it must be something wrong with one of these three small principles. In this way, you can stop making trouble for yourself and admit mistakes.
Adventure whenever you have a chance
With pillows and blankets, look at the world as much as possible. You won’t regret it.
——Jhumpa Lahiri
I suspect that no one will come to the end of life, I hope that I can see the world less in my life, or that I have experienced some adventures.
Of course, travel is a privilege, not something that everyone can achieve. But I think that even if you have a goal, or have a dream, just take a pillow and a blanket, and then look at the world as much as possible, it will open your heart.
Working hard is also important
Do it well, you don’t have to worry about money, because as long as you do it well, the problem of money will naturally be solved.
——Walt Disney
Every successful person has something in common, one of which is that they have professional ethics. They have the courage to take responsibility, they work hard, they persist.
Disney’s advice is so simple and pure: just do your best to work hard, do your job well, not his, not someone else. Do your job well, and all other problems will be solved.
When you think about it, those who are successful in everything are those who have not given up. They just have been doing very well. They have been working hard all the time.
Sometimes it’s hard, but I try to remind myself that the rest — including things that Disney doesn’t want me to worry about — are not things I have to worry about. What I have to worry about is whether I am doing well, not something else.
You are an artist now
Don’t be busy again, think of ways to become an artist.
——Mary McLeod Bethune
I am like thisUnderstand Mary McLeod Bethune’s suggestion: No matter what you do now to support your “art”, no matter who you are, you are a part-time artist doing other work.
Even if other jobs cost you 40 hours a week, leaving you only a few minutes of valuable time for art creation, you are still an artist, and you do anything else just for money, for a living.
The difference is clear that both are important to you.
Your inner flexibility is also important
The one that survives is not the strongest species, nor the smartest species, but the species most sensitive to change.
——Leon C. Megginson
My father-in-law has Alzheimer’s disease, and their doctors recently told me that one of the main reasons for their pain now is that the disease has made them very stubborn.
The ability to respond to change has dropped to an incredible degree. Believe me, when I tell you, it’s important to stay flexible – certainly internal, if you are outside the ability to cope with change.
If you can follow the trend and change with the environment, you can survive. You will anticipate the need to make changes in advance before the change comes and knocks you down. Then adapt to it faster after changing the past, and ensuring your survival is the basis for your resumption.
Fear always exists, but you can’t let fear stop you from moving forward
I feel fear all the time in my life, but I never let fear stop me from doing anything I want to do.
——Georgia O’Keeffe
With regard to fear, we tend to think that it will stop us.
If we are afraid of something, we will not do it. This is why fear makes us stop, and why we have evolved this feeling. After all, we won’t do things that make us afraid, because they may have our lives, and as a species itself, our greatest mission is to survive.
But sometimes our fear instinct works, keeping us away from things that are terrible but don’t endanger our lives. In fact, it even keeps us away from things we don’t want to stay away from, like – you know – our lives.
I can’t tell you how many times I talked to the students about their work, and after a few weeks I found out that they had no progress at all. They didn’t send those works to the agents, nor did they actively Open up readers.
When you feel that fear, check out Georgia O ‘KeeThis sentence of ffe. Some fears won’t kill you at all, but they will hinder your life. Don’t let fear stop you from doing what you want to do.
Persistence
Habit is the persistence in practice.
——Octavia Butler
I haven’t seen Octavia Butler, but I hope I can see her. Her words (these words, there are many other words) guide my life as the first one, I hope I can thank her face to face.
As long as something is useful to you, turn it into your habit and continue.
Buyler set a goal for herself, and she has been working towards this goal since she was ten. She believes that habit is more important than talent and inspiration, because habits are more reliable.
For your own sake, for your work, for your dreams, for your goals, you will work hard every day, turn those things that are good for you into your habits, and stick to practice. Then, as Ray Bradbury said, see what a miracle happened.
Translator: Xitang