1. Kids need boundaries, and announcing them sternly (aka raising your voice without losing your shit) is clarity for them
2. To make crispier egg waffles, add beer
3. In life so many things are charging at you – mean boys, perfectionism, clean eating, neighbors’ dogs
4. Oh, and buy insurance that covers dog bite liabilities
5. Dive into Makoto Shinkai 新海誠’s cinematic universe. They enrich lives. Start with “Your Name 君の名は”
6. Be vulnerable to kids, but you must also appear hopeful in your resolve
7. Old dogs (like me) can learn new tricks in this day and age because of YouTube. Learn something very new
8. Find a mantra that makes you patient instantaneously
9. Nurture girls to learn to function as a group. Boys gang up better because they are forgetful. Like dogs, boys forget about grudges and slights the moment there is a new shiny goal
10. Create new experiences with old friends. Don’t just reminisce
11. Make separating your trash a rule. The inconvenience will make you buy less
12. A responsive parent (and boss) has to be okay to be hated for a time in the name of honoring reality
13. The older I get the better I used to be
14. To remove wax stain on your clothes, cover it with a piece of newspaper and iron it
15. To lead well is to be okay with resolving people conflicts and solving people problems
16. When making fried rice, fry the whites and the yolk separately, because frying unleashes the fragrance of the yolk, while the whites just need to be cooked
17. Replace all your shoelaces with elastic shoelaces
18. Set your cursor/tracking speed to the fastest. Not only does it improve efficiency, it makes you feel like a superhuman (and it takes only a few minutes of getting used to)
19. Remember all things, from the rise of AI to the crash of crypto to your girl becoming an obnoxious teenager, happen gradually, and then suddenly
20. 3 unami bombs for your meat sauce and soup – anchovy paste, miso, fish sauce
21. Learn to probe and facilitate well. Presentation and listening skills are so passé
22. Golden rule of a good life – Avoid situations where you have to change someone
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