ADVICE TO SELF...

If you spend any time at all on electronic media (phone, computer, tablet, etc.) you know that everybody and his dog is trying to give you advice.

So I looked up advice - thinking perhaps I was missing something. Here's a partial list of what I found:

• opinion
• recommendation
• counsel
• guide
• hint
• "word to the wise"

(Only a partial list--it went on and on and on.)

Since I'm limiting the topic to advice I give myself (or plan to give myself, or hope to give myself), I went with recommendation, guide, and hint. Herewith my conclusions:

1. Time is always a big topic in my life. So #1 advice to myself is to take my time when working on a project or making a decision. After all, Life is not a race. There's no medal or reward or blue ribbon for getting farther along than everybody else. That's Life itself, not races or Olympics or college degrees. Those all have their rewards. 
2. If I know what I'm doing, then don't listen to advice from others. Just keep on. Don't waste my time getting distracted from my main event.
3. Do one step at a time; multi-tasking is often a prelude to disaster.
4. Don't get pulled into a contest with other people. Just admire them and their accomplishment, and keep on plugging.
5. Ignore "health" advice (this is everywhere in social media), unless it's given to me personally by someone treating me professionally.
6. Believe in myself. After all, I have to live with myself.
7. Beware of these suspicious words: 

• Always . . .
• Never . . .
• You should try . . .

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You've probably heard it said, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." Do I need to expound on the absurdity of this? Thank you.

What makes more sense is a bit of philosophy attributed to Socrates:

KNOW THYSELF

Words worth following.

Blessings,

Thursday's Child

5 cents? Hmmm.....