Principles of my life

A personal compendium of principles across five domains: body, mind, profession, money, and relationships.
Philosophy
Author

Souvik Sarkar

Published

March 21, 2018

Body

  • Eat on time, simple and nutritious.
  • Sleep enough, at fixed times.
  • Move the body: run, stretch, lift.
  • Maintain cleanliness and silence.

Mind

  • Study Mathematics, solve problems.
  • Read literature, especially philosophy.
  • Protect study time; it’s sacred.
  • Seek coherence and elegance.

Profession

  • Do small, precise work every day.
  • Avoid multitasking and drama.
  • Keep tools simple and durable.
  • Build minimal, permanent systems.

Money

  • Save automatically; spend consciously.
  • Eliminate waste wherever possible.
  • Plan monthly and review weekly.
  • Treat time as currency.

Relationships

  • Give respect, not indulgence.
  • Avoid arguments that prove nothing.
  • Keep promises; apologize when wrong.
  • Prefer kindness to cleverness.