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20 Thoughts for My 20-Year Old Son on August 20th
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Here are my 20 thoughts for my 20-year-old son:
1. Spend a semester at an overseas campus.
2. Spanish is the new Mandarin.
3. Under promise and over deliver.
4. Switch from iOS to Android.
5. Never use more than ten PowerPoint slides.
6. Pursue moments of joy, not permanent happiness.
7. Challenge the known.
8. Embrace the unknown.
9. Keep playing the ukelele.
10. True learning starts after you graduate.
11. If you fail, fail at difficult tasks.
12. There is a bright, immovable line between right and wrong.
13. Money cannot buy health.
14. Your first job won’t matter in the long run.
15. Children will be the greatest source of joy in your life.
16. Never check baggage.
17. Engineers give buildings; MBAs give money.
18. Buy experiences, not objects.
19. Enjoy your family and friends before they are gone.
20. Pass me the puck.
What did I miss? What would you tell your son?
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Guy Kawasaki is the author of twelve books including APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur — How to Publish a Book,What the Plus!,and Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds and Action. He’s the former chief evangelist of Apple and current advisor to Motorola. Guy shares enchanting stuff on the topics of marketing, enchantment, social media, writing, self-publishing, innovation and venture capital.
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