There is no future in repeating the past

Every morning, I remind myself that there is no future in repeating the past. After some years of doing this, the message is beginning to sink in. I am now becoming more adept to listening to truths extracted from past mistakes.

In my kitchen, I keep a battered red spiral notebook where I write down principles I should not forget. As I continue to fill its pages, I realize how often I record the same messages. Will I ever learn to...

1. Never expect someone else to solve my problems
   
2. Concentrate on work I love.
3. Ignore silly rules and preposterous expectations
   
4. Don't waste my resources
   
5. Mix fun and productivity in every task
6. View mistakes as learning experiences
7. Drop false ideas that keep me paralysed
8. Design my own future and colour my own dreams
9. Avoid nasty and deranged individuals
10. Delegate as much as I can
    
11. Devote more time to my close friends
12. Seek creative alternatives in every situation
    
13. Turn off the news (which are always pretty much the same as the day before)
14. Learn to see everything in perspective
15. Read my favourite books more frequently
16. Lose my car keys and take long walks
    
17. Spend more time thinking about what's important
18. Never expect magic
19. Mistrust first impressions
    
20. Pursue my goals relentlessly
    
21. Prevent problems so that they never happen
22. Cook and enjoy wonderful food
23. Escape noise, conflict, and nonsense
    
24. Remind myself that, in the end, time is all I have

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