Believe that you are Wrong About Everything

I recently read a book called The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F.uck

Between laughing and nodding my head in agreement about a thousand times, I've come to realise that I really don't know much about anything and that most of the time I'm wrong about how I perceive things to be, in judging what other's actions mean and about most things in general.

Really?

Yes, really. Everything that we experience is tainted by our perception and past experiences and how we remember them. Memories change as they fade. We forget details so we add our own :), we embellish to give an experiences colour and flavour. It's not that we lie, it's just how it is.

Naturally, the events that hurt us the most, or the memories of the people who slight us are the ones that get the best editing. 

Why? 

Because it validates our indignation and hurt.

So here's the thing.

The book got me to wondering about many things.

Most importantly the amount of time I spend caring about things that don't really matter and worrying about things I have no control over.

Which is all so exhausting!

When children become adults and get married how much time do we spend worrying about if they eat fruits and vegetables, if they wear seat belts, go to their annual check ups, brush their teeth with an electric tooth brush, apply sunscreen. Honestly, the list never ends!

No matter how much preaching we do they don't listen and most likely make fun of our nagging when we're not there.

So don't give a f...

Worry about your own fruits and vegetables!

What goes around comes around and one day they will have children and look back and think, "shit now I know what my mother was talking about!" If you're lucky to still be alive, the last laugh will be yours.

Running down the long list of what you to give a f... about. 

Siblings that don't get along and fail to see that life is a short ride and they're too busy caught up in the said, she did, he didn't do. Get over it, no one is perfect. We all screw up. Some more than others. And what's the truth of it anyways?

Employees who can't get the job done.

Why spend time trying to change a tree trunk that won't bend?

Instead of spending exhaustive hours complaining about them,

show them the door and move on to the next tree.

Friends make you feel like shit?

Find new ones.

That's right liberate yourself and find things that you give a f... about that matter in your new found list of things you give a f... about.

Thanks Mark Manson!
Happy hunting my friends!