‘Don’t pickle anything’ – this, and some more of the best life advice and wisdom (and, some 2021 reflections and a reading-year-in-review)
We’re a bit of a ways past that time of year when people make their [futile] resolutions, read articles about ‘the top 100 ways to improve your life’ and perhaps even reflect a bit on the past year. We’re constantly being inundated with life advice, top 10 lists, unsolicited tips and hacks on how to better yourself and it can be tricky to navigate through the minefield, separating the good stuff from the noise. To take just one example from early in 2022: 100 ways to slightly improve your life without really trying (The Guardian) Have a look at that list, now or later. Sure, there are some nuggets there and a handful that I like and want to adopt, but some of them are…odd? Unusual? Just plain weird? But hey, it’s all in the eye of the beholder, right? What’s odd to me might not be so odd to you. Let’s take three examples of each – three examples I really like and three I think ‘what the…!?’ Three good : 1 ‘Consider going down to four days a week.’ (ah, but if only I could…) 2 ‘Laugh sh...