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+#import "/global/common.typ": *
+
+#let doc = [
+I outline my favourite life advice, where I have heard it, and what it means to
+me.
+
+= Everything in moderation, including moderation.
+
+#table(
+    columns: 2,
+    stroke: none,
+    align: center,
+    img("listing-my-fav-advice/balance.jpg", alt: "balancing rocks"),
+    img("listing-my-fav-advice/indulgence.jpg", alt: "indulgence painting"),
+)
+
+I first heard this one from Kia, my Jitsu instructor at U of T. The first part
+is fairly self-explanatory. The second part says to moderate the moderation. In
+other words, on occasion, it is ok to indulge. After all, some of the best
+moments in life come from indulgence. Don't be the person who is always
+moderating, or you will miss out on 100% of those moments.
+
+This reminds me of a paradigm in Computation called
+#extlink("https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforcement_learning")[Reinforcement
+  Learning] (RL), where learning is maximized by balancing existing knowledge,
+with occasional spurts of exploration. Without exploration, we find that we are
+generally unlikely to end up at an optimal solution, thus showing us its
+importance.
+
+If the objective of life is to attain long-term (cumulative) happiness, then we
+can say that moderation is the current knowledge, and occasional indulgence are
+the spurts of exploration, and both must be balanced in order to maximize our
+objective.
+
+= Chew your food. Well.
+
+#fig("listing-my-fav-advice/chewing.gif", alt: "chewing")
+
+This one I got from my grandparents, and it is quite underrated. We all know
+that our digestion health is such a large contributor to our overall
+well-being. Yet we religiously neglect the first step of the process - chewing.
+
+I specifically recall my grandpa saying "_chew it until it becomes a paste_".
+Gross but effective. No matter what your diet is composed of, its not debatable
+that chewing better will only ever help your digestion, never harm.
+
+Another benefit? Sitting down and consciously chewing requires time and effort.
+If you aren't doing it, maybe its a sign that you are rushing. Why are you
+rushing? Maybe its time to re-evaluate some things in your life.
+
+= Don't worry so much about budgeting, focus on earning more.
+
+#fig("listing-my-fav-advice/money.jpg", alt: "money bob ross")
+
+This one is somewhat controversial. I heard it from John Hill on the
+#extlink("https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/super-hoopers-an-nba-podcast/id1053263719")[Super
+  Hoopers podcast], quoting some book. I think this stems from the notion that
+there is a hard limit to how much you can restrict your spending to - \$0. But
+no limit to how much you can earn. So why not focus on that?
+
+I think this is largely a time-management principle. Maybe you've heard the
+idiom "penny wise, and pound foolish". If money is the _penny_, then your time
+is the _pound_. Don't be foolish with your time.
+
+People often will go out of their way believing they are saving a certain
+amount of money but hardly ever factor in the value of the time spent saving
+that amount. And more often than not, that time is spent doing something that
+is not enjoyable.
+
+That same time could've been spent on trying to earn more money than what was
+saved or at the very least doing something actually enjoyable.
+
+= Never work for someone who you don't want to become.
+
+#fig("listing-my-fav-advice/boss.jpg", alt: "boss", width: "50%")
+
+This one has helped me substantially in my career. I believe I heard it from
+someone on Shark Tank (Mark Cuban? Mr. Wonderful? IIRC). More important than
+finding the right role/career is finding the right mentor. I've personally
+switched roles based on this advice, and I can attribute most my success as a
+direct result of this.
+
+We tend to emulate people that we are influenced by. By working for such a
+manager, you are setting yourself up to emulate someone you look up to - which
+is a great thing! I also consider this one of the few advantages of being an
+employee rather than an owner. Don't waste it!
+]