Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen

"Life without enquiry is not worth living for a man", think that's Socrates. Good luck, I remember doing a 3 months internship at Agilent Tech yeeaaaarrss ago where at the end I was like - "No way am i ever working in this Dilbert socially backwards environment" Not to say it was a bad place, just not for me. Since then, I've had 6 or 7 real jobs, in 4 or 5 different industries, travelled round the world, asked loads of questions, tried loads of things and still not satisfied. It's a tough one, everybody's different and very few people figure 'it' out, hence why you most advice is stupidly simple, short and unhelpful like 'be yourself', 'do what you love', etc... the list goes on. 'Wear sunscreen' this video there is a good line in there "Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don't." My 2 cents: - try everything while still young and while your responsibilities are small, and monthly nut is small. It's much more difficult to have a mid life crisis when you need $4000 a month for mortgages, cars and kids. - don't chase the $$$ - you'll never be as good as the guy who's doing it cause he loves it - most people aren't satisfied with what they do, which is why books by Tim Ferris and Chris Guillebeau sell so well, they sell the 'dream' - as far as happiness... others have already said this, purpose tend

The obligatory and timeless “Wear Sunscreen” for those not familiar. Original text link And late 90s pop hit: this video

Every time I read some list of advices on life I can't help but remember Mary Schmich's apocryphal speech "Wear Sunscreen" [1] (and made famous by Baz Luhrmann [2]), from way back when the Internet was young and wild. Even though I think "Wear sunscreen" is not a great advice. [1] link [2] this video

> Everyone who offers advice is just telling you their life story, dressed up as a simple directive. "Work harder" often means they wished they worked harder in some part of their life. Treat it like any other life story: learn the lessons they did, but don't let it become baggage that you irrationally follow. I don't know how old you are but bravo - it took me a very very very long time to realize this. The converse to this is to always be very transparent and very careful when giving novices advice - when junior PhD students ask me about some kind success I've had I always make sure to emphasize the ways in which I got lucky first and only after talk about how I applied myself. Edit: and in full transparency, I believe i had this epiphany after at some point listening to the funny poem/song/thing (from the 90s): Everybody’s Free (to Wear SUNSCREEN): THE SUNSCREEN SONG (Class of ’99) this video which has a lyric >Be careful whose advice you buy but be patient with those who supply it >Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past >From the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts >And recycling it for more than it's worth I'm not one for sentimentality but that nicely captures it.

Learn to recognize kindness and do not mistake it for niceness. Kind people are always nice. Nice people aren’t always kind. Before entering into a relationship with someone else, make sure you understand and own your own traumas, have accepted yourself and are content with who you are. You cannot do that easily with the added complication of a relationship. It adds a dynamic that will trigger every single unrecognized negative personality trait you have, and that will trigger theirs. People move large distances to live somewhere else for love, work or to escape. Be careful you aren’t running away from yourself. Your children will grow up quicker than you think. Those moments at every step of their development you will never have again. Before you know it you won’t be able to lift them up on your arm. Before you know it they spend most of their time with their friends and think you’re old and dumb. Before you know it they’ve moved out and are living far away. Before you know it you get to speak to them once a month on the phone. You parents won’t always be around. If your parents are 65 and you see them once a year, you’ll see them an estimated grand total of 10-15 more times if you’re lucky. Practice analyzing risks before making crucial decisions, but do not become paralyzed by your risk analysis. Choosing not to do something is also a decision. Your health is the most important valuable thing you ever have. And use sunscreen. this video