Here’s a list I made and stuck on my wall when I was in my 20’s, a long time ago. I think it came from a book but I couldn’t tell you which one:

• Buy what you want, instead of what others say you want.
• Think for yourself, instead of being told what to think.
• Recognise that there are many things more important than money.
• Fulfil the demands of work without being controlled by it.
• Live in a way that is self-determined and original.
• Talk less, think more.
• Know what you want.
• Not cost, but value.
• Buy one, chuck one.
• Organise your environment.

They still stand the test of time.

Some of these statements wash over us easily as hogwash when we’re in the eye of the storm, fighting daily fires, and getting mad at social media posts.

When we sit back, take a few deep breaths, and see the wood for the trees, the sense in these words hits hard.