Chapter 10: Here's to You Summary

Don't just assume because someone is talking that what they say is necessarily true. Many people simply aren't honest. Think and try and access what is being said - does it make sense? Notice that people who are happiest usually are the ones who make the fewest mistakes. Then the other side of that coin is that when someone does make a mistake, they shouldn't beat themselves up about it. Learn from it and move on. Self-forgiveness leads to happiness. Work to make yourself better, not dwell on the past. Educate yourself - always strive to learn. Understand your own behaviors. Take care of yourself - it's a long road from being a teenager to the median life span of the seventies. Keep healthy and don't act stupidly.

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