First of all, I cannot believe I am 27. I am at the edge of a big life decision. It’s going to be nice to look back on this in the years to come and see what I was thinking. I do these posts yearly so for this year, here are 27 things I have learnt in 27 years (most are things I need to improve on).
The more I fly the worse I get at recovering. Hat tip to Mitchell.
If you can be that guy to depend on for friends you feel better yourself.
You’ll never regret being too kind.
You can never have too many backups.
Positivity is one of the hardest things to maintain but the alternative sucks.
A good barista is an angel sent from the heavens to serve excellent Jesus nectar.
I need to take better care of myself.
Things are like features, you can add them all day but getting rid of them is hard.
I need to learn more. I need to add some JavaScript to my tool belt.
I love all the smart people around me that teach me things, I need to be more vocal about my thanks.
I show show fear as excitement sometimes.
The right time is right now.
I hate having free time, I like being busy.
I am a very lucky person but it’s not all luck, some of its hard work.
I don’t take many things seriously apart from if you hurt me.
My mother always said only boring people get bored, I finally think I understand her.
Overthinking kills everything.
Get up and get on.
I need to throw away more old gadgets.
When I’m focused and kind, that day is a good day.
It’s a small world, every connection and acquaintance can matter later.
I would love to speak publicly more about design.
Yoga actually helps my joints no end but only if I keep up with it.