CRUCIAL PIECES OF LIFE ADVICE AS TOLD BY PEOPLE OVER 60 _ A question was posed to those over the age of 60: “What advice would you give to those who are half your age?”
• People always say, “Make sure you get a job doing what you love!” But that isn’t the best advice. The right job is the job you love some days, can tolerate most days, and still pays the bills. Almost nobody has a job they love every day.
• Years go by in the blink of an eye. Don’t marry young. Live your life. Go places. Do things. If you have the means or not. Pack a bag and go wherever you can afford to go. While you have no dependents, don’t buy stuff. Any stuff. See the world. Look through travel magazines and pick a spot. GO!
• The most important person in your life is the person who agreed to share their life with you. Treat them as such.
• Nobody ever dies wishing they had worked more. Work hard, but don’t prioritize work over family, friends, or even yourself.
• Eat and exercise like you’re a diabetic heart patient with a stroke — so you never actually become one.
• Floss regularly; dental problems are awful.
• Don’t take anyone else’s advice as gospel. You can ask for advice from someone you respect, then take your situation into consideration and make your own decision.
• Don’t hold onto material objects, hold onto time and experiences instead.
• When you meet someone for the first time, stop and realize that you really know nothing about them. You see race, gender, age, clothes. Forget it all. You know nothing. Those biased assumptions that pop into your head because of the way your brain likes categories are limiting your life, and other people’s lives.
ABSURD EXCUSES FOR MISSING WORK _ Looking for a more creative reason to give your boss? You might want to avoid these absurd excuses.
• Employee claimed his grandmother poisoned him with ham.
• Employee was stuck under the bed.
• Employee broke his arm reaching to grab a falling sandwich.
• Employee’s wife found out he was cheating. He had to spend the day retrieving his belongings from the dumpster.
• Employee poked herself in the eye while combing her hair.
• Employee was going to the beach because the doctor said she needed more vitamin D.
• Employee said her cat was stuck inside the dashboard of her car.
WINTER DRIVING RULES _ Unless you’re planning on spending the next few months in Florida, odds are you’ll have to deal with icy or snow-covered roads at some point. A recent survey reveals just how little people know about winter driving.
• Nearly half of those surveyed didn’t know that the gas tank should be at least half full in order to continue providing heat in case of an emergency
• 38 percent didn’t know driving while using cruise control, even in clear conditions, could be dangerous
• 24 percent did not know to turn the wheel in the direction of a skid
• Though not true, 37 percent of people with four- and all-wheel-drive drive vehicles think they are less likely to have an accident.
