Things I want to remember

Some learned. Some borrowed. Some paid for the hard way.

1. Tomorrow is half-won today.
2. Not everything is a priority.
3. Decide what matters before the world decides for you.
4. Make important decisions before pressure makes them for you.
5. Make things simpler.
6. Some things shouldn’t even be done in the first place.
7. Don’t create problems you don’t have.
8. If it repeats, find a better way.
9. Measure what you want to improve.
10. Perfection is imaginary. Time isn’t.
11. Motion is not progress.
12. Don’t learn everything the hard way.
13. A good book can save you years.
14. Experience is expensive. Borrow some.
15. Ask for help before waiting makes things worse.
16. Help when you can, especially when there is nothing to gain.
17. Thank people while you have the chance.
18. Work should make life better, not take it over.
19. Protect your attention.
20. Protect your health.
21. Rest before you’re forced to.
22. Move while you can.
23. Enjoy the good days while they’re here.
24. Nothing in excess.
25. Take the long way sometimes. Follow the side street.
26. Break the routine. That’s where memories begin.
27. Don’t postpone living until everything is sorted out.
28. Be present. This day won’t come back.
29. Don’t let a bad hour become a bad day.
30. Most things matter less than they feel in the moment.
31. Be the hero of your own story, not an extra in someone else’s.
32. Use money to buy freedom, not status.
33. Change course when the evidence changes.
34. Don’t confuse a plan with a promise.
35. What you repeat becomes your life.
36. What good have I done today?

Last revised August 2026.