The Winner's Mindset:
1. I will learn something new. I will stay committed to my own growth for a lifetime.
2. What appeals to me, I will embrace; what doesn't, I will let go. If I have nothing good to say about a matter, I will stay silent and turn my thoughts elsewhere.
3. The work matters, not the person. I will never discuss the individual or their private life. Those I don't care for, I simply won't go near.
4. Rather than dwell on what displeases me, I will think about what does. I won't judge others endlessly; let everyone do as they wish, so long as they harm no one.
5. I will learn to sidestep people's flaws and cultivate their virtues within myself. It's hard, but I'll do it.
6. I will keep myself so occupied that I'll never have the time or taste to worry about what others do or don't do.
7. I won't thrust my wisdom on anyone uninvited. If someone never came to me for advice, I won't chase after them with counsel. I refuse to be that medicine seller whose own salve can't heal his own wounds.
8. I will work on my own weaknesses. I will spend more time thinking about what I cannot do.
9. I will try to imitate and follow the very reasons the successful are successful. Rather than investigate their dark sides, I will strive to learn from their light.
10. I will try to make my own record beautiful. If someone else's bread burned, I won't add to their pain with unsolicited wisdom—after all, I'm not the one eating that burnt bread.
11. I will accept people and things exactly as they are, or I will leave them be. I won't overthink anything.
The Loser's Mindset:
1. I will chase after what's new—but only by chasing others. I will spend my life trailing behind someone else.
2. What appeals to me, I will analyze; what doesn't appeal to me, I will analyze even more. Even when I have nothing good to say about a matter, I won't stay silent, and I won't think about anything else either.
3. The person matters, not their work. I will always talk about the individual and their private life. Those I don't care for, I will chase relentlessly.
4. Rather than think about what pleases me, I will dwell on what doesn't. I will judge everyone endlessly and tire them with it; even if no one is harmed, nobody should be allowed to do as they wish!
5. I will discuss people's negative sides and try to forget their positive ones. It's easy, so I'll do it.
6. I will keep myself so idle that I'll always have the time and taste to worry about what others do or don't do.
7. I will thrust my wisdom on everyone, and if needed, grab them by the collar and force it on them. If someone never came to me for advice, I will still chase after them foolishly with counsel. I want to be that medicine seller whose own salve can't heal his own wounds.
8. I will tell stories about others' weaknesses. I will spend more time thinking about what others cannot do.
9. Having failed to imitate the very reasons the successful are successful, I will dwell on their flaws. I will try to speak badly of both their dark and light sides.
10. I will try to prove that others' records are ugly.
# Other People’s Burnt Bread
I will meddle with her burnt bread—whether it was burnt or wasn’t—and inflict upon her the wound of instruction, because that charred roti is the only way to diminish her.
11. I will not accept things and people as they are, nor will I simply leave them be. Instead, I will investigate and keep investigating what should have been and what actually happened. I will overthink everything.
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