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I have learnt...

I have jotted down few random, daily stuff that i have learnt from my experiences of 25 years. Yeah right i am 27, first two years i wasn't particularly paying much attention....

1. Never buy an expensive phone

2. Love, gadgets, Cars... don't look for too many features in one:
a. It is not possible to have all in one
b. On exceeding, it will hang
c. You will NEVER use all anyway

3. Don't think too much for things which donot matter much
a. Wall can be painted again
b. That dress maybe better in black than blue but big deal...

4. If you can do it now or later, and you want to do it, do it NOW

5. If you can do it now or later, and you do not want to do it, do it LATER

6. What is inappropriate to you today, may not be so tomorrow. Stop jugding!

7. Never think twice before you spend on what makes you happy

7.b. Know what makes you happy

8. Never decide what you buy based on its price, but base it on value

9. Know what is an important concern and what is a whim. Work on important issues, sleep over the whims.

10. Colours will mostly dominate anything, when in doubt, just choose a bright colour

11. A good guy is nice to people but not necessarily the one yelling at waiters is bad

12. No two sitautions are comparable

13. Most analogies sound good; they are not applicable interchangeably is the bitter fact

14. No person is absolutely bad or absolutely good; it depends on who they are dealing with

15. What happens in movies does not reflect real life, but each have coincidental resemblance to real life somehow

16. You can never attach price tag to an experience…ah yeahhh..Mastercard

17. An AC cannot do what a fan does, you need both

18. Most people love water melons, rainbow, and long drives; few things are universal favourites

19. Wear a perfume, it will help the mood-yours and around

20. The best investment- high risk high return-is a relationship

21. Customization usually spoils things

22. You can’t hate Maggi

23. You can’t love you neighbor

24. Few people are genuinely not interested in Gossip

25. Those who claim, mostly will not be able to do it

26. Try not to do things for which you will need to be sorry later

27. India IS Incredible

28. No two cities are comparable or worse/better off

29. Your opinion doesn’t matter everywhere

30. Small talks are as painful as they are important

31. Most people emphasize by Caps and Bold, others by repeating and shouting, usually it all works unless overdone

32. What you eat is accountable only for today; you can’t overeat on weekends for calories saved over the week or vice versa

33. Face IS mirror of your mind

34. As long as you can’t help frown, don’t make a decision. Relax first

35. If you think it’s inappropriate but still wonder, avoid; IT IS INAPPROPRIATE

36. Buy a house more expensive than you can afford and a car cheaper than what you can afford; NEVER swap the equation

37. If you are restless, you need to shout, vomit or cry, do it

38. Most intentions can be seen in the Eyes

39. Discount those who you love, its for your own sake

40. Carry a mat when going to the beach.

41. A lot can happen over a coffee.

42. Murphy is not a concept; it’s a reality. But it works in favour as well: You will miss a doomed plane and correct things will happen at a wrong place

43. The most Gentle are also the most wild

44. When you visit a new place, do things as you were visiting it for the first time, not as if you were visiting it for the last time

45. Sports is the second best stress buster

46. Most beautiful things cannot be captured.

47. Work very hard, it keeps your mind sharp. Party harder; too much sharpness is fatal

48. When lost, ask the local people first

49. Put back the cork immediately after use.

50. If you think a certain posture/ position will spill tea from your cup, don’t just say, change the posture...

51. Coffee will not always keep you up

52. You will always find morons at top of the hierarchy, there is something apart from luck that took them there. Find out what..

53. Spend time with yourself once in a while... it removes the clutter in mind

54. Practise to act brave, atleast on the face

55. Never take obligations unless you REALLY have to

56. If you feel there is something that needs your attention after you lock the door, Just leave. There certainly is something but you will never remember what

57. NEVER believe in other’s codes. They are true but you will never be able to see through or appreciate unless you realize them yourself

The last one is my Mom’s: “ Akal aur Shakal, only two things which are worth taking care of forever”

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