Really? Below are the opposites. Which of them "works" for a lot of people?
1. Get too little sleep.
2. Over commit yourself.
3. Be incontent and be envious.
4. Live beyond your means.
5. Eat poorly.
6. Never spend time alone. Be uncomfortable with yourself and uncomfortable spending time with yourself.
7. The best gifts require storage and maintenance, take up space and add to clutter.
8. Fill your life and space with clutter and hoard.
9. Spend more time purchasing things than experiencing and seeing things.
10. A library card is practically useless. Its cost is beyond its usefulness.
11. Get as large and varied a wardrobe as possible.
12. Spend, spend, spend, excepting for generosity.
13. Lie and be mean.
14. Most can't choose to be happy, so be unhappy.
Cute, but incorrect. Let's go through that list in a more realistic fashion, shall we?
1. Get at least seven hours of sleep nightly. Go to bed and wake up at the same time. Guard that diligently.
What? Many people get less sleep and it's normal. I myself get sixish usually, and have for years. Golly gee, guess this "Live life" blogger that you copied knows more than me. Huh. I don't wake up at the same time on the weekends, and odd, it's fine.
2. Learn to say no. Don't over commit. Squeeze less out of your day, not more.
Well, unless you want to accomplish more in life, then definitely do the most with your time.
3. Be content with what you have. Guard against envy.
Gotta say, I'm glad that all of the people in history who wanted more, to do more, to accomplish more, etc. didn't listen to this advice. Can you imagine the innovation we would be without today? As for envy, I find that when you apply yourself and go out and get what it is you want, you have less time to be envious of others.
4. Live well within your means. Save and invest, but certainly do not tolerate unnecessary debt, and most debt is absolutely unnecessary. Get rid of all credit cards. Doing these will remove a HUGE amount of stress for many people.
"Get rid of all credit cards and most debt" Sounds like someone who has never had to buy a home or a car (things needing a credit check), or have investment properties would say.
5. Eat well. Eat simply.
Nice and vague. Love it.
6. Spend time alone and recharge. If you aren't comfortable spending time alone with yourself, learn to get comfortable with yourself.
OR, just maybe, get off the couch, and go meet some new people? Not everyone likes spending time alone, and guess what? That's fine, regardless of what this list guy you copied says.
7. The best gifts can't be set down and don't need to be stored. Let those who give you gifts know that. Movie tickets, spotify/pandora subscription, restaurant gift cards, donations in your honor to favorite charities, etc. I have one kid who gives me meats - bison, kangaroo, alligator, rabbit, etc. Another donates to the local animal shelter in my name.
Sure, some part of this is true. However, it's not a factual "ONLY this is true." I have received many fine gifts from friends and family, things I cherish and own today. Guess I should sell them all and get some gift-cards and donate to an animal shelter instead, amirite?
8. Less is more. If you truly must collect or if the hunt turns you on, hunt and collect things that are small, require little cash, and only a modicum of storage. I now collect small copper coins for that very reason. I could equally see myself as a post card collector.
I love the passive-aggressive "People who like to collect things shouldn't do that. They should get rid of all their stuff, unless it's something that I personally approve of, like coins." veiled inference.
9. Spend more time experiencing and seeing than purchasing. One of my goals is to visit every state park in Virginia over the next two years. If I get it done in two years, great. If it takes longer, great.
Or, and this is a maybe, grow yourself to the point where you command the income to do both? But then, I suppose that goes against being "content", and that's a no-no, right? LOL
10. A library card is the most powerful tool you can own. And it costs nothing.
Or, you can just get a Kindle and download the countless free books online. But hey, the local library is cool too.
11. Simplify your wardrobe.
What does this even mean? What's wrong with having clothes? See what I mean about how dumb this list is?
12. Be thrifty but be generous.
"Don't spend money on things you like (because things are bad, because you can't possibly enjoy nice things AND experiences), give away as much as you can."
13. Be honest but be kind.
Sometimes, being direct is the best kindness that people who need it can hope for.
14. Happiness for most is a choice. Make the choice.
"Make the choice, unless of course, your happiness is something that goes against this list from Tumblr."
LOL Good times, good times.
