18 Habits that Often Make Our Lives 98 Percent Harder

[Marc Chernoff]

Life is not complex. We are complex. Life is simple, and the simple thing is the right thing.
– Oscar Wilde​

When we were young life was simpler, right? I know sometimes it seems that way. But the truth is, life still is simple. The only difference is we’re older, and the older we get the harder we make things for ourselves.

You see, when we were young we saw the world through honest, hopeful eyes. We knew what we wanted and we had no biases or concealed agendas. We liked people who smiled. We avoided people who were mean. We ate when we were hungry, drank when we were thirsty, and slept when we were tired.

As we grew older our minds became gradually disillusioned by negative external influences. At some point we began to hesitate and question our instincts. When a new obstacle or growing pain arose, we stumbled and fell down. This happened several times. Eventually we decided we didn’t want to fall again, but rather than solving the problem that caused us to fall, we (more…)