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*{{maxim|The glass is half full.}} ''Always''. ''Whoever'' you are, ''wherever'' you are. If you have the time, resources and cognitive ability to read ''this'' diatribe, you’re one of the lucky ones. ''For Christ’s sake, buck up''. | *{{maxim|The glass is half full.}} ''Always''. ''Whoever'' you are, ''wherever'' you are. If you have the time, resources and cognitive ability to read ''this'' diatribe, you’re one of the lucky ones. ''For Christ’s sake, buck up''. | ||
*{{maxim|Don’t be a victim}}. ''Own'' your predicament, don’t whine about it. If you can’t be the predator at least don’t be prey. See also: [[don’t talk your own book]]. | *{{maxim|Don’t be a victim}}. ''Own'' your predicament, don’t whine about it. If you can’t be the predator at least don’t be prey. See also: [[don’t talk your own book]]. | ||
*If you’re a man, [[be masculine]]. Don’t apologise for who you are. | *If you’re a man, [[be masculine]]. Don’t apologise for who you are. Be a hero, do not wear a cape. Be like Zelensky. (''Be'' a hero; [[substance]]. ''Wearing'' a cape: [[form]].) | ||
*[[Don’t be needy]]. Walk up escalators. Give up your seat. See: [[You’re one of the lucky ones]]. | *[[Don’t be needy]]. Walk up escalators. Give up your seat. See: [[You’re one of the lucky ones]]. | ||
*[[Don’t be easily shocked]]: it’s called “the shock of the new” for a reason. Shock value isn’t the same as stock value. The longer something’s been around, the more crap it has put up with, and the more likely it is to be worthwhile. See: [[disdain fashionable ideas]]. | *[[Don’t be easily shocked]]: it’s called “the shock of the new” for a reason. Shock value isn’t the same as stock value. The longer something’s been around, the more crap it has put up with, and the more likely it is to be worthwhile. See: [[disdain fashionable ideas]]. | ||
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*[[Smell the roses]]. Take pleasure in beauty. Stop what you’re doing and drink it in. Enjoy what nature — and humans — let you have for free. Admire a wood in autumn. | *[[Smell the roses]]. Take pleasure in beauty. Stop what you’re doing and drink it in. Enjoy what nature — and humans — let you have for free. Admire a wood in autumn. | ||
*"[[Gee, I wish I spent more time in the office]]," said NO ONE IN HISTORY. Okay, okay — until [[coronavirus]]. | *"[[Gee, I wish I spent more time in the office]]," said NO ONE IN HISTORY. Okay, okay — until [[coronavirus]]. | ||
*Celebrate your mental resilience. Convey it. (See: harden up.) Do not broadcast mental fragility. Solve other people’s problems; don’t expect other people to solve yours. (See: be additive.) | |||
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*[[Be open-minded]]. ''Never stop learning''. | *[[Be open-minded]]. ''Never stop learning''. | ||