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15 key pieces of advice from Kevin Kelly’s book "Excellent Advice for Living"

“Being enthusiastic is worth 25 IQ points.”

– Passion and energy can often outperform sheer intellect.


“Don’t measure your life with someone else’s ruler.”

– Define success on your own terms, not by external comparisons.


“Prototype your life.”

– Try things out. Don’t wait for the perfect plan—experimentation leads to growth.


“You don’t have to attend every argument you are invited to.”

– Preserve your energy and peace by choosing when to engage.


“Gratitude will unlock all other virtues and is something you can get better at.”

– Cultivating gratitude transforms your perspective and relationships.


“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”

– Attitude determines whether pain turns into prolonged suffering.


“Don’t be the best. Be the only.”

– Uniqueness is more powerful than competition.


“Friends are better than money.”

– Relationships provide deeper, longer-lasting value than wealth.


“You are what you do. Not what you say, not what you believe, but what you spend your time on.”

– Actions define you more than intentions or words.


“Cultivate an allergy to average.”

– Strive for excellence in a world that often settles.


“Trust is earned in drops and lost in buckets.”

– Building trust takes time, but losing it can happen instantly.


“Read the books your favorite authors read.”

– Discover deeper insight by going to the sources that shaped great minds.


“Done is much better than perfect.”

– Perfectionism often stalls progress. Completion creates momentum.


“Life gets better as you replace transactions with relationships.”

– Focus on building meaningful connections over mere exchanges.


“Your real job is to figure out what your mission in life is.”

– Discovering your purpose is both the journey and the reward.

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