Week 315 was posted by Charanjit Chana on 2023-11-06.
Yes, I turned 40 this week. That number still seems like it should be so far away in my head, but here we are are my 40th trip around the sun.
To celebrate, here’s a list of 40 insights, beliefs, thoughts and, hopefully, bits of inspiration from my life so far. I think I've learnt a lot along the way, I know how I choose to look at and live life. There are also some things that I still strive for, and I'll get there eventually.
40 insights from my 40 years:
- Be kind
- Treat others how you want to be treated
- When you can be proactive, be proactive! See it as a gift for future you (and others)
- Sleep on big purchases
- Doing it right is better than doing it fast
- Economy > speed
- Learn the basics, often they'll get you half way there
- Buy socks and shoes that fit, even if they’re bigger than you'd like
- Do what you love
- Don't let go of your creative side
- Embrace other cultures
- Gamify your life (health, fitness, good habits)
- Be replaceable in your job
- Recognise when it’s time to move on
- Empathy is underrated
- It's OK to remind yourself that "you’ve got this!"
- Sing along to songs like no one's watching
- Protect your team from distractions, internal politics and noise
- Treat other teams as an extension of your own, don't make them feel like they're downstream
- Be positive
- Smile lots
- Laugh often
- You don't need to be an early adopter
- Try new things
- Forgive easily
- Sugar is evil (but delicious)
- Try making your own pizza dough
- Learn basic coding skills
- Automate repetitive tasks
- Don’t give up
- Have fun when playing sports
- Don’t take everything too seriously
- Not everyone has the time to read the manual
- Keep it simple, stupid
- You don't always have to respond
- Appreciate everything you're given
- Own a good set of screwdrivers, a drill and a hammer
- Backup, backup, backup
- Shoot wide open and with as much detail as you can
- Edit and cull your photos
Thanks to al the well wishes, here’s to another 40! 🍻