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Unfortunately the candy bit is not the only bad piece of advice on the list. It's honestly a very mixed bag.

> Anything you say before the word “but” does not count.

This gets repeated a lot but it's still BS. Lots of things are nuanced. Deal with it.

> When you forgive others, they may not notice, but you will heal. Forgiveness is not something we do for others; it is a gift to ourselves.

Another one. Forgiveness is the result of a process, not the start. You have to heal before you can forgive, not as a result of it. I suspect anyone who claims otherwise simply has no idea what they're talking about. This is such basic stuff.

> Life lessons will be presented to you in the order they are needed.

Guess he should tell that to people who've been the victim of war crimes or similar. Dangerous advice to give out in general.

> To rapidly reveal the true character of a person you just met, move them onto an abysmally slow internet connection. Observe.

I hope he's only joking here.

> For a great payoff be especially curious about the things you are not interested in.

The only thing that that accomplishes is having a bad time. Double down on your strengths and delegate the rest instead.




> Life lessons will be presented to you in the order they are needed.

This is like the catholic mantra of. 'God challanges us' and 'evil is in this world to test us'

Blins to the horrors of the world and all the ruined lives of innocent people


> Anything you say before the word “but” does not count.

This is particularly stupid, because you can simply switch the sentence. If you know someone who goes by this credo, just: Yes, but no -> No, but yes.




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