12 Rules for Life (Full) ENGLISH

know where you are now. If you don’t know where you are, precisely, then
you could be anywhere. Anywhere is too many places to be, and some of
those places are very bad. You must determine where you have been in your
life, because otherwise you can’t get to where you’re going. You can’t get
from point A to point B unless you are already at point A, and if you’re just
“anywhere” the chances you are at point A are very small indeed.
You must determine where you are going in your life, because you cannot
get there unless you move in that direction. Random wandering will not move
you forward. It will instead disappoint and frustrate you and make you
anxious and unhappy and hard to get along with (and then resentful, and then
vengeful, and then worse).
Say what you mean, so that you can find out what you mean. Act out what
you say, so you can find out what happens. Then pay attention. Note your
errors. Articulate them. Strive to correct them. That is how you discover the
meaning of your life. That will protect you from the tragedy of your life.
How could it be otherwise?
Confront the chaos of Being. Take aim against a sea of troubles. Specify
your destination, and chart your course. Admit to what you want. Tell those
around you who you are. Narrow, and gaze attentively, and move forward,
forthrightly.
Be precise in your speech.