Altruism
None of this is expert advice. It's what people worked out for themselves, usually the hard way — what actually helped, and what they'd tell someone standing where you are. Take what fits and leave the rest.
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Help others and make them happy.
You will eventually find your way.
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Help others if you can; if you cannot help them, at least do not hurt them.
This is our prime purpose in life.
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Judge people by what they sacrifice rather than what they say.
Selfish people often say the right things while acting to take from others.
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Think about the meaning of 'Sonder' once a day to become more giving and thoughtful.
Intimately focusing on others for a moment helps one be less self-centered.
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Practice selfless service by directing your inner focus outward.
You will bring happiness to others and your own happiness will not lack.
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Inspire your team rather than riding their coattails.
Riding coattails will eventually come back to bite you; inspiring them brings plenty of good.
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Focus on helping people become better people rather than worrying about your own level of prominence.
You will be happier.
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Consider fulfilling your own life goals before having children.
It may lead to enjoying parenthood more.
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Retrain your mind to perform kind acts for others, even if you were raised to show compassion through receiving.
It benefits everyone.
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Buy meals for strangers anonymously, such as paying for someone's order at a drive-thru, especially when having a bad day.
It serves as an anonymous good deed.
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Organize your desires rather than just following impulses.
This involves living your best life.
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Offer your share of resources to others to cultivate internal lightness and reduce interpersonal friction.
Internally it feels lighter; small frictions just reduced.
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Concentrate on areas within your control, such as personal habits, instead of worrying about factors outside your influence, like other people's actions.
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Offer simple directions to strangers who appear confused or struggling.
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