Basic rules of life

ingful life. These good rules for life can help you achieve a healthier, happier and more fulfilled existence.

Improve and respect your opinion about yourself. It’s the only validation you need to design the life you want.
All dependency leads to misery. You won’t be totally free if you are completely dependent on a single income, people or technology.
Don’t believe everything you read. The news is designed to take advantage of human psychological weaknesses. Question the obvious.
Think for yourself. If a decision or choice affects your future, find the first, second and third order consequences yourself.
“The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
You have the right to change your mind. If you find good evidence that challenges your basic assumptions about life, use it for a better life.
You are responsible for the trajectory of your life — don’t make that someone else’s duty.
Lose the busy life — it’s one of the greatest obstacles to a happy life. “A happy person has no time to be busy.” Get busy living or get busy dying.” ― Stephen King
Learning is for life — always be learning. It’s the only way to evolve into a better version of yourself.
“Your whole experience of life is in your mind. Focus on your internal world, not external world.” — Derek Sivers
Find someone you won’t have to change for a happy and fulfilling relationship — you can’t change anyone.
Create as many sources of income as possible — your financial independence depends on it.
Learn from the smartest people. Read biographies — they are packed with lessons, principles and rules for life.
“You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.” Vernon Howard
Time is the most significant currency of life — defend it, invest it and commit to the right things that can help you live your best life.
Life is meaningful if you influence it. Find your own meaning.