/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.