Sunday, August 17, 2008

Don't forget to wear sunscreen (Key's to Life)

A few years back (hmmm, about 5 years, actually -- half a decade...) there was a song called "Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen" by Baz Luhrman.  You can look up the lyrics on your own.  But the first part of it goes like this:

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Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis or reliable then my own meandering experience.  I will dispense this advice....now.
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Good advice.  Now I want to do the same, but just for a specific subject: keys to life.

I find there are two three:
  • balance
  • timing
  • context/perspective
I won't go too deep into explanation, as it can get very verbose, and it's really not that hard to understand if you give it a little thought.  If you can control and/or perfect these in your life, the world can be your oyster.

And now a few secondaries:
  • ambition
  • perseverance
  • resolve
  • conviction
Yes there's some overlap here.  The secondaries aren't fully baked.  Will update when I get to 'em