We are all usually swamped with more work than time to do it in. Plus, there is also more information that you can probably ever process in this lifetime. I have deliberately given up looking at must read books lists, have pruned my Feedly and am trying to become more goal oriented. And of late, I have realised that there are somethings that I just couldn't be worried about. I don't do them because I don't want to. Call it mid life realisation or whatever you want but I think life is too short to do things you don't want to. And here are a few things, in no particular order, I think we should consider -
Life is too short to:
Complete a bad book just because you started reading it
Drink bad wine
Let others' opinions affect you
Be someone others want you to be
Spend time with people you don't like (just to please others)
Worry about being nice to people you don't care about
Ponder over things you can't change
Not re-read books you love
Not spend time with people you really love
Be nice to people you hate just because it is rude not to
Be stuck in traffic (find a way out)
To wear clothes you don't like/want to just because someone decided it's in fashion
To wear clothes you don't like/want to just because someone decided it's in fashion
I am sure that if you give it some thought, you will come up with your list of things you think life is to short to waste on. Can you think of anything at the moment? Do get back and leave your comment when you do!
This post is written for #NaBloPoMo which stands for National Blog Posting Month hosted by BlogHer every year.
