If you aren't following @GSElevator on Twitter, then start right now. Here's an example of the constant gems you come across.
GSElevator & John Carney of CNBC created a list of rules to live by as a man. I disagreed with enough of them that I decided to piggyback my own list off of theirs.
Beach Chair Sports Guide to Manhood
1. Measure
yourself only against your previous self.
2. Party
hard in your 20’s & 30’s. YOLO.
3. Join
Twitter - become your own curator of information.
4. Do
50 push-ups, sit-ups, and dips before you shower each morning.
5. Take
more quality group pictures.
6. Throw
parties. But have someone else clean up the next day.
7. When
the bartender asks, you should already know what you want to drink.
8. Always
carry cash.
9. Tip
more than you should.
10. When
a bartender buys you a round, tip double/triple.
11. Be
a regular at more than one bar.
12. You
can get away with a lot more if you're the one buying the drinks.
13. Drink
outdoors.
And
during the day. And sometimes by yourself.
14. Avoid
that “last” whiskey. You’ve probably had enough.
15. If
it’s got velvet ropes and lines, walk away unless you know someone.
16. Act
like you’ve been there before, even if you haven't.
17. Eat
brunch with friends at least every other weekend.
18. Pretty
women who are unaccompanied want you to talk to them.
19. When
people don’t invite you to a party, you really shouldn’t go.
And
sometimes even when you are invited, you shouldn’t go.
20. You
will regret your tattoos.
21. Never
date an ex of your friend.
22. Buy
a tuxedo before you are thirty. Stay that size.
23. Never
get married during football season.
24. Always
bring a bottle of something to the party.
25. Mini
liquor bottles can go through airport security. Be discreet on the plane.
26. Read
more. Write occasionally.
27. Own
a handcrafted shotgun.
28. Learn
how to fly-fish.
29. Don’t
gamble if losing $100 is going to piss you off.
30. Any
investment guaranteeing greater than 10% returns is a scam.
31. Always
pay your credit card bill in full. They
make their money on interest.
32. Online
shop for everything that you possibly can.
33. Join
a country club or gentleman’s club. It
will pay dividends.
34. Start
a booze collection for your kids when they are born. Add a few cases
every year without telling them. It’ll make a phenomenal gift in twenty
years.
35. Don’t
ever say, “It is what it is.”
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