Recipe for happiness (in no particular order)

It is important to find a combination of what you love, what you get paid for, and what you are good at.

1. default tip 30% at regular spots (you’ll make friends and service will be upgraded)
2. have two types of days - maker and manager
3. attempt to build one small business that prints cash quietly (never sell it)
4. buy the expensive version of things you use daily when you can
5. live where ambitious 25 year olds are moving (at least once)
6. have a spot you can walk to when life feels like it's imploding
7. keep "regret prevention" budget - use weekly without guilt
8. find your zone - the 4 hours you're actually good
9. know your number - when you'd actually stop (then downshift)
10. take one massive risk every 5 years
11. have rich friends who still eat street food
12. keep one email thread with big life updates
13. move near other founders with similar aged kids
14. buy index funds monthly, forget password
15. one hour daily must be pure creation
16. learn the names of everyone at your local spots
17. live walking distance to close friends
18. have an open door policy with 3 close friends
19. ship creative projects often
20. be the friend who makes things happen
21. make eliminating recurring frustrations priority one
22. spend time with people who make you feel behind
23. go to sleep excited for your morning ritual - make it so good you can't wait to wake up
24. know exactly what city you'll retire in
25. never take advice from people playing small games
26. live beneath your means
27. cook dinner with no phone nearby
28. avoid status purchases
29. say no to things you really don't want to do
30. split annual rent into 13 payments, use extra month for impulse trips
31. Find a life partner you love to do life with
32. Laugh a lot

Guest post from Greg Isenbert, a tech guy.

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