My List of Imperatives - 2026 edition
Some years ago I was in a date and we started discussing burgers in Barcelona and how they are often terrible. So bad, that I created my own curated list of best burgers in town. When I mentioned that she didnāt hesitate: Why do men like to create lists for everything? Damn, I never thought of it, but itās true. I love creating lists for a variety of topics, and since Iām now in my quarter(ish)-life crisis I decided to create one around things I noticed up to this point of my life. Advices (for myself), perceptions and somethings in between. I decided to call it My List of Imperatives. This is the 2026 edition, I wish I could read it 10Y ago, but I'm curious to see how it changes 10Y in the future.
Each bullet point could be a title for a dedicated post, but aināt nobody got time for thattm. Without further ado, read it at your own risk.
Relationship
- Increase your luck surface. Nothing fun happens if you donāt leave your room.
- Greet new people as if they were your best friend.
- Bad people do exist. Learn to identify them ASAP and remove them from your life.
- Donāt be around people who drain your energy and/or put you down as a form of being āfunnyā.
- Visit your family often. Call them if you canāt be physically present.
- Some people appear to teach you a lesson or to reveal to yourself who you really are. Sometimes you are this person. Be ok with that.
- Donāt be around show-offs.
- Avoid having deep connection with gossipers.
- Cultivate friendships with both younger and older people.
Career / Money
- Career is not the most, but a very important thing. Be diligent about it.
- Working hard does not necessarily mean success, but phoning it in guarantees failure.
- You are not your job, but your job finance your lifestyle. Earn or learn. Otherwise, go somewhere else.
- Perception is reality (specially in a working environment)
- Work on your style.
- Learn to sell (products and/or ideas).
- Invest time in creating good working relationships.
- Invest early. Do consistent boring contributions every month.
- Avoid an expensive lifestyle. Live lean and use the money in your passion.
- Motivation is perishable, act now! Alternatively, fuck motivation, you need discipline.
- Meritocracy, privilege and luck coexist.
Fitness
- Find a sport you like and make it part of your life.
- Even if you find it boring, lift weights a few times per week.
- Avoid a sedentary lifestyle at all cost.
- Donāt go crazy, but eat healthy most of the times.
- Eat ~70% of what you think is necessary.
Misc
- Donāt fucking smoke.
- Watch your favourite artists live as often as you can.
- Be empathetic. Avoid judging others, every person is fighting their own battles.
- Be kind even when it is not reciprocal.
- Challenge your own dogmas.
- Keep yourself grounded.
- Return to where you come from once in a while. Talk to older people who know you since you were a baby.
- Take full accountability for the outcome of your life.
- Be thankful for your past-self.