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Advice I've adopted

What are the practices that have been most helpful for me that I would recommend to my friends? Abandon social media Avoid watching/reading the news. It gave me a very dark, inaccurate impression of the world. I still look up sports results constantly, however. Adopt financial planning, even at its simplest. Budget weekly or monthly. Get a pension going. Articulate your financial goals. Be deliberate about where you put your savings Play a sport. Any sport at any level you can manage. 1) It's important to practice fair play 2) It's good for your health and your social life.  Simplify your life: Inventory your stuff and cull the things you don't value. I own: two capsule wardrobes (business and casual), a guitar, a bike, a pile of books, and a laptop.  Every so often (daily, monthly - whatever you can manage) sit down and write for a few minutes. The topic can be a problem you're having, how your weekend went, your love of McDonald's chicken nuggets - anyth