Stop letting others control your life: decide what you want and do it

A recurring theme in this advice is self-ownership. Too many people act based on what others did to them, what others said they could not do, or what they think will hurt someone else. Fabrizio Rausa's recommendation is simple: put your phone down, sit with yourself and your thoughts, figure out what you actually want, and then do that. Spend more time offline, just with yourself. Build a strong circle of close friends. When you stop letting external people and events steer your decisions, and start acting from genuine personal desire, your life improves. Do not do things out of stubbornness because someone told you that you could not. Do things because you want to.