To my future child,
Over the years I have collected a lot of advices and kept the ones that are quite useful. Here are some simple rules so you can navigate the boring stuff of life and enjoy the less boring parts of it.
I hope that they will help you and that you may add some more to them, pass them along so people you care about will enjoy life with you, because a life in solitary and with no one to share what you know with, is a life not well lived.
If you are on a caloric deficit in order to loose weight watch out for the small stuff you may do every day that will add up calories. If you put milk in your coffee that could be ok, but if you drink five coffees per day then this can add up.
Don't let your work affect your personal life. Don't let any work related frustration out on your spouse or friends.
Meditation is a lot of things. The simplest of all is to just focus on breathing and listen to it.
Try to have an option around your choices. Don't be forced into using a particular one. On the other hand, if there is no viable alternative, don't sweat it.
Get at least 7 hours of sleep. What is considered normal ,for human beings, is from 7-9 hours of sleep. You need that much sleep in order your body and brain to be able to work at their best.
Be with a partner that is emotional stable and mature. He/she should have figured out his/her emotional problems and be mentally healthy.
Try to limit your exposure to social media as much as you can. They are not bad. They are a tool. Tools need to be used appropriately. Don't compare yourself to others on social media, you don't know what the influencer you are following is doing to show off like that. Use social media for what they are, a tool to socialize. Leave the comparison and hierarchy for the real life.
Never ever be with someone that is jealous, needy or a stalker.
If something is old, it will probably be around for quite some time. A book that exists for 100 years will also be around in the next 100 years. This is called the Lindy effect.
This advice has to start with a disclaimer, if you have a medical condition, you are very lean, a bearing woman or in general have any medical condition consult with your physician first. Fasting is the process of depriving your body of food during a particular window of time which is usually at least 16 hours and at most 24 hours. In this time frame you may not eat or drink anything that contains calories (coffee and water are acceptable). The benefits of this are to give your body a break from metabolising food all day, it helps to kick start your body into ketosis and starts the autophagy procedure. The general idea is not to eat, it will make you leaner, look younger and may prevent some forms of cancer.