How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life

Happiness is the only useful goal in life. Unless you are a sociopath, your own happiness will depend on being good to others. And happiness tends to happen naturally whenever you have good health, resources, and a flexible schedule.

Your mood is a function of chemistry in your body, and food may be a far more dominant contributor to your chemistry than what is happening around you,

Pause for a moment to reflect on that. There were over six billion people in the world, and one of the most published experts in the field worked within walking distance of my home. Never assume you understand the odds of things.

Likewise, it’s a good idea to dedicate certain sitting positions and certain work spaces to work and other spaces to relaxation or play.

consider what you were obsessively doing before you were ten years old.

Exercise, food, and sleep should be your first buttons to push if you’re trying to elevate your attitude and raise your energy.

Establish a pattern that your story will violate.

Focus on your diet first and get that right so you have enough energy to want to exercise. Exercise will further improve your energy, and that in turn will make you more productive, more creative, more positive, more socially desirable, and more able to handle life’s little bumps.

“Is there anything you can do for me?”