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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.

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