24 Principles for 24 Years

My second annual edition of yearly takeaways

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Sometime this morning, I turned 24 years old and casually entered my mid-twenties. This one feels a little bigger than the last few.

Maybe it has to do with everything that’s taken place this year offering some new perspective. Maybe it’s all in my head. Regardless, I’ve done a version of this post for the last two years and I want to keep this going.

I don’t see a ton of people doing this in public, but I’ve found it therapeutic to curate the principles that have been most meaningful to me over the past calendar year. I’ll refer to last years post for a more concrete description:

After skimming through my previous notes and journal entries, I picked out the things that I felt most strongly about. These are the ideas that brought me where I am today.

I don’t know if all of these principles will resonate with anyone else, or even if they’ll still resonate with me when I look at this again next year. But that’s kind of the point, isn’t it? But enough introduction. Let’s get into it.

1. Tail end events are all that matter
2. Life isn’t short — we make it short
3. How you spend your time is who you are
4. Almost everyone wants you to be…