I Was An Idiot, And I Hope You Were One As Well
<p>Let me tell you a secret.</p>
<p>Ten years ago, I was an idiot. I drank beers like a 7 Series BMW gasoline to impress people who didn’t care about me. I learned cheesy pick-up lines to get girls <em>— “Hey, did it hurt when you fell from heaven?”</em> I had no idea about how life works, yet felt like Genghis Khan himself.</p>
<p>I was an idiot — but I didn’t know it back then.</p>
<p>Today, I’ve understood it. Ten years from now, I’ll probably look back and again say, <em>“Damn, I was stupid!”</em> The funny thing?</p>
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<p>“I’ve had great success being a total idiot.”</p>
<p>― <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/101737-i-ve-had-great-success-being-a-total-idiot" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Jerry Lewis</a>, successful American comedian, actor, singer, and filmmaker</p>
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<p>Life unfolds in chapters and phases. What seems like a great idea now might be a terrible one in hindsight. But you only realize this once you’ve leveled up.</p>
<p>This means two things.</p>
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<li><strong>It’s okay to have been dumb in the past.</strong> It shows you’ve developed far enough to realize your mistakes. It’s a good thing.</li>
<li><strong>The faster you can become a “past moron,” the faster you grow. </strong>You’ll increase the quality of your life every time you enter a new stage.</li>
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<p>Being an idiot in the past means you’ve leveled up.</p>
<p>Here’s how you can keep doing that.</p>
<h2><strong>Do something you’ve never done before</strong></h2>
<p>You learn with new input.</p>
<p>It’s easy to get stuck in your habitual ways because <em>“never change a running system.”</em> Granted, not everything new will also feel good or bring you success. Sometimes, you’ll just get your Schlong stuck in a toaster. But you will learn — about the world, life, and yourself.</p>
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