{"id":6784,"date":"2021-04-19T17:10:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T17:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/thetechnium\/?p=6784"},"modified":"2022-11-22T20:50:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T20:50:19","slug":"99-additional-bits-of-unsolicited-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/thetechnium\/99-additional-bits-of-unsolicited-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"99 Additional Bits of Unsolicited Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE<\/p>\n

Several years ago on my 68th birthday I wrote up 68 bits of advice for my adult children, and posted them here. The bits were extremely popular, and they were widely shared by others. I was encouraged to write up more bits of wisdom on my following two birthdays. On my 69th birthday I wrote up 99 bits of unsolicited advice, which were also widely shared. The first five bits are here:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0That thing that made you weird as a kid could make you great as an adult \u2014 if you don\u2019t lose it.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0If you have any doubt at all about being able to carry a load in one trip, do yourself a huge favor and make two trips.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. At your funeral people will not recall what you did; they will only remember how you made them feel.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Recipe for success: under-promise and over-deliver.<\/p>\n

\u2022 It\u2019s not an apology if it comes with an excuse. It is not a compliment if it comes with a request.<\/p>\n

They were such a hit that Viking Penguin books thought they should be in a book, and I thought so too. So I gathered the three lists, weeded out the weak ones, polished up the best, and then I wrote an additional 150 more bits of advice, until I had 450 of them. I put them all into a small book you can slip into your pocket. <\/span>This book, Excellent Advice for Living<\/a>, is designed to be the perfect gift.\u00a0 I already know it makes a fantastic graduation gift. You can order it on Amazon here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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