11 WAYS TO BE UNREMARKABLY AVERAGE
1. Accept what people tell you at face value.
2. Don’t question authority.
3. Go to college because you’re supposed to, not because you want to learn something.
4. Go overseas once or twice in your life, to somewhere safe like England(or the US, etc.).
5. Don’t try to learn another language; everyone else will eventually learn English(and Chinese).
6. Think about starting your own business, but never do it.
7. Think about writing a book, but never do it.
8. Get the largest mortgage you qualify for and spend 30 years paying for it.
9. Sit at a desk 40 hours a week for an average of 10 hours of productive work.
10. Don’t stand out or draw attention to yourself.
11. Jump through hoops. Check off boxes.
Exerpt from The Art of Nonconformity by Chris Guillebeau
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