11 pieces of advice for children

I came up with these principles when I was a child myself. Don’t be a sheep 🐑. Avoid mindlessly copying others. Resist the urge towards conformity. Think for yourself whether something is worth doing and useful for your goals. If appearing to conform is useful for your goals, think about ways to do the bare minimum. Others are making very many mistakes you don’t want to make, and things can be done much better and effectively than most people do them. (Be extra aware of this point if you are a girl, girls are naturally drawn towards conformity.