As a person with adhd, for me it is: "Better make a little progress than none at all." If i spend even 15 to 30 minutes once every few days, i will eventually get the result, than not doing it at all. Also, spening a lot of time and effort will exhaust me quickly, compared to just 15 to 30 minutes.

I'm done hiding.

Try not to be a dick. I just feel if everyone followed that then the world might be a better place.

As a recovering people pleaser: Not my circus, not my monkeys.

I've had to learn to stop trying to fix everything for everyone all the time.

I always try to do my best.

My "best" changes a lot from day to day - some days it's all I can do just to make it through.

But I think people can see that I care, and that i'm trying. And trying is what matters.

Hanlon's razor: never attribute to maliciousness that which can be explained by stupidity. With a corallary: never attribute to stupidity that which can be explained by mere ignorance.

Also: embrace the impermanence.

"Go with the decision that would make the better story if you had to tell someone about it"*

*Keeps me from being stuck at home when I could do something more fun

"Be the kind of person you admire."

for people: start with kindness there will be enough time to give them a hard time, if they suck.

also: give them chances to normalise the relationship (but know boundaries!)

It’s cliche as fuck but:

Live every day like it’s your last and don’t get hung up on the past

It’s not always easy to follow, but after nearly dying before I was 30, I consider my life to be a second chance, a gift that I don’t want to waste. I do still sometimes get hung up on the past, but at least now, I can take a few breaths, think about the BS that almost killed me, and I can move forward with my life.

fuck it dog life's a risk

Everything in moderation, including moderation.

never stagnate

Call out bullshit when I see it, regardless of who it's coming from.

It's served me well enough so far.

Don't borrow trouble.

Machi Bhasad (or "Expect a Riot").

My mother brought me up to be quiet and deferential. That ... changed ... around my late '20s and early '30s.

There's no rules except those I agree to

Everything is temporary until you etch your name in human history.