This could easily be the only piece of advice I really have for anyone.

Failure to take your own advice in your own life renders all said advice to others as invalid, and every otherwise good intention you might have becomes moot.  Not only does it neutralize your advice, it also gives otherwise any other associated conversation the stink of hypocrisy.

So, while my series of Theories of Enjoyment may take the shape of advice to you, please don’t take it as such other than to the extent that the words are said in your own voice, and for your own reasons.  These theories are purely my own hypotheses to myself, and have no tested real world application. I’m speaking them publicly because things said out loud tend to stick a little better in my head, and putting my intentions out there is the best way to signal the support of others when I don’t have the strength to follow my own advice.

And anyway, the assumption of this piece of advice is that you do have advice to take.  So, while I make my own, I encourage you to do the same!

What is your advice?

Photo credit Vinícius Sgarbe

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