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30 Bits of Advice for 30 Years - https://arne.me/articles/30-bits-of-advice-for-30-years I’m turning 30 this year. Inspired by Kevin Kelly’s incredible 68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice1, I collected bits of advice I’ve picked up over the years—mostly by people wiser than me. Here they are, in no particular order: # Communication is your most important skill, get good at it. # Be kind first, be right later.2 # Don’t make your problems other people’s problems. # Read more books. # Help others succeed, and they’ll help you succeed in the long term. # It’s only awkward if you make it awkward. # When giving presents, the perceived value counts, not the actual value (this goes in both directions). # Your vacation starts when you leave your house and ends when you’re back in your house. # People care more about stories than facts. # Find someone outside your bubble that you can talk to and make sure you’re both able to understand where the other comes from. # Think of yourself as the person you want to be, not the person you are.3 # Trust is the most important ingredient when building a team. # Always choose the long-term option to leverage the compound effect.3 # Create systems instead of chasing goals.3 # Don’t let your expenses rise as fast as your income. # Make time for your brain to work without distractions to allow the mind to wander.4 # Less is more.5 # Always expand your knowledge, skills and network to be ready when opportunities arise.6 # Curious people are smart. Be curious.7 # Don’t be afraid to look stupid.8 # Keep a can-do mindset.9 # Don’t get discouraged because of existing work. Instead, try to find ways to put your own spin on it. # It’s never as easy as it looks.10 # Perfection is the enemy of good.11 # Good design requires as little cognitive overhead as possible to use.12 # When creating, take all the shortcuts you can to get a prototype which you can iterate on. # Under-promise and over-deliver. # Always do extra.13 # Keep a brag document.14 # Surround yourself with people who are passionate about their work. {tags: People}
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