Book Freak 120: Tips for Adulting
In this issue: four pieces of advice from Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps by Kelly Williams Brown.
Follow through on good intentions
“Meaning to send a thank-you note but then not doing it is exactly the same as never thinking to send one — that person is still receiving zero thank you notes.”
Imagine rude people as jellyfish
“Jellyfish do not respond to reason, they usually don't respond to kindness, and they will always show up to ruin a fun party if possible. Therefore, your strategy is threefold: Avoid, neutralize, and, in rare circumstances, poke with a stick.”
Get rid of negative objects
“Do not keep things in your house that make you feel sad or bad.”
Invest in a Comfortable Bed
“If you’re like most people, your bed is the physical object in the world that you will touch the most. You spend a third of your life with that thing! It should be comfy. If you can scrape together five hundred dollars — maybe, say, from a tax return, or maybe put away forty dollars each month — you can sleep like a king for years and you will never, ever regret it.”
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I live the jellyfish quote. Mark, i usually copy pasta things to twitter and elsewhere. would it make sense to include a link to click and share so i get the full attribution/promotion of you and the newsletter and the author? I could always tag you i suppose. thanks and have a great weekend!