Beliefs

The following list is a work-in-progress and is by no means comprehensive. I will likely fall short of my own ideals. Still, these are some of the things I strive towards and want to keep myself accountable to.

• Give people the benefit of the doubt (unless they have a track record of acting in bad faith).
• Practice non-judgment as much as possible.
• Avoid personal comparisons, as they usually do more harm than good.
• Maintain a beginner's mindset.
• Be helpful and give without the expectation of return.
• Not everything is about you.
• Don't cultivate a personal "brand", let your "brand" be something that arises organically without intention or effort and that is only ever thought about by other people and not yourself.
• Don't take yourself too seriously.
• Don't look down upon other generations, both younger and older.
• Avoid arguments and embrace discussions, turn the former into the latter when possible.
• Principles are good to have, but sometimes there are scenarios where they don't apply.
• Respect your elders, but only true elders... being old doesn't make someone an elder.
• There's always a bigger fish. (source)
• Impact is more important than intent, but intent still matters quite a bit.
• Everything is connected.
• Time spent is not an indicator of quality.