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13. You are valuable. Even now, within you, exists enormous, untapped potential.
14. You are simply a point of consciousness (with limited control) observing the largely automated operation of (an inherently flawed) biological machine as it reacts to it’s environment.
15. Take care of your self, your body and your mind, be compassionate.
16. Breathing is the most important thing you’ll ever do.
(Practice mediation. Sit in a comfortable position and pay attention to your breathing, thoughts and emotions will occur, accept them and return to your breathing. Over time deepen and slow your breath. (“theta” binaural beats are a useful shortcut))
17. The most important decisions you’ll ever make is how you choose to eat, sleep and exercise.
(Whole-food, plant-based diet with healthy fats (eg. nuts, virgin olive oil) and proteins (eg. beef, eggs, fish).)
(Set aside 9 hours for sleep every night. Have an hour of relaxation beforehand. Caffeine can cripple sleep.)
(Lift weights and do HIIT cardio. Give yourself ample time to recover and stretch often.)

18. People are inherently, and oft unalterably, illogical, this is because we are almost always driven by our emotions.
19. Humans are animals, civilization is a constructed psychological infrastructure, it doesn’t change our nature.
20. Generally humans are tribal and think according to the herd (ad populum) and/or leader of the herd (ab auctoritate).
21. Our species has a natural inclination to create false dichotomies (splitting) in an effort to understand a world too complex to grasp.
22. Men and women are not equal, they think and behave differently. Generally a man’s highest priority is a discipline and a woman’s highest priority is community.
23. To understand some one look to their motives, and then their history. Only trust somebody to do what they’ve done before.
24. Attractiveness, ability and humor are everything in the social sphere. Attractiveness is a by-product of good health.
25. Honor your parents while they are still alive. If you understand them, you understand aspects of yourself.
26. Friendship and family give life more meaning that philosophy ever could.
27. You can always meet new people doing charity or joining groups.
28. Develop your community.

29. Knowledge without application is meaningless.
30. Everything is made of patterns, if you understand those patterns, you can manipulate them.
31. To fully understand something look at it from as many different perspectives as possible.
32. Genius lies in understanding simplicity. The heart of real skill is mastering the basics.
33. Inner peace is not being a stone beneath the sea, it is to sail the surface and feel free.
34. The ego is just a necessary tool for survival, it’s an illusion who changes over time.