Important life lessons wish I had learnt a lot earlier (Still true in 2020)

Not in any particular order,

1. One need not fill silence gaps during, before, or after a conversation. Sometimes silence is beautiful. (Still true in 2020)

2. One  need not explain everything to everyone. I could control and filter what I say and to whom I say it.  (Still true in 2020)

 
3. Learning something new is beautiful experience. I wish I had focused more on the material than grades. (Still true in 2020)

4. Friendship is like a glass jar. It needs to be handled very very carefully and you have to put your heart and lots of effort into maintaining a good one and not take it for granted. Same goes for any relationship. (Still true in 2020)

 
5. Having a passion and hobby is very essential to living a purposeful life. (Especially true in 2020)

 
6. Living a purposeful life is very essential to human being. (Still true in 2020)

7. Focusing on accessories or makeup when getting ready, is not always directly proportional to decrease in work concentration. (Still true in 2020 like "wear and let wear"

8. Parents are just trying to protect you, though it might seem like decisions make no sense at all. (Still true in 2020)

9. Not all questions are direct. People do ask indirect questions/statements and expect you to understand . (Still true in 2020)

10. One has to pay very close attention to how they feel, in order to know what they want. (Still true in 2020)

11. Thinking with mind and not with words would be of great help in the future corporate world. Especially when you are required to  make highly important decisions in a meeting. (Still true in 2020)

12. Joining a negative person in their whining process is going to drown everyone else as well. They have lots of excuses to feel terrible and to make others feel terrible. Do not join in. Occasional empathy  is fine between friends. But if that person is a constant energy vampire, one need not join in. (Still true in 2020)