One might think a person like me; as oblivious to societal rules as the day is long/short depending on seasonal changes, couldn't have survived to be 21 and 3/4 of a year old. Against my better judgement, I have. "But how?" you didn't ask and didn't really care to know? A few guidelines:
-do your own laundry.
It's an emotional thing. People use laundry for manipulation in a variety of situations. If you let someone else do your laundry, it means you owe them one, even if they reassure you it's not a problem. It just means they can make it a problem whenever they like.
-only eat out on special occasions.
I've talked to alot of "older individuals" and they all had a similar period of 1-30 years in which they ate out practically every meal they needed to eat. I can't say I've been immune to the addiction. When calculated, this costs more daily than caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol together, in heavy amounts, and is alot less fun. Absolutely any food you like, you can learn to prepare at home and make it exactly how you like it.
-drugs are not "fun"
They are something you do/don't need to continue to your goals. "Situational" and "Recreational" users are as lame as anything else with the word "situational" and "recreational"; like "situational offender" and "recreational sports".
-sex is not great.
I'm always astounded when someone mentions something is "better than sex". First of all, sex is not a homogenous, dependable thing; like a chocolate bar or getting really, really drunk. Every time is different. Think how many things are better than that time you lost your hard-on and spend 20 minutes apologizing only to have your partner reassure you, and in hindsight realize you just further emasculated yourself. I've had car accidents that were better than sex.
-always tip.
It's amazing people will buy unseen things from infomercials, pay for cable television, eat out every other meal, and still not hand a fellow human being a few dollars in gratitude. You were going to buy a mountain dew and some cheetos with that 4 dollars from a Senegalese shopkeeper , whereas the cab driver is going to send it to Senegal. Cut the middleman.
-don't own things.
I too thought having things generated the ability to have more things, or money. The opposite appears to be the case. Things usually break, wear out or cause more trouble than happiness. Like cars, televisions, and state-issued driver's licenses. The only things you can be sure are good buys are new socks and electricity.
-sleep as much as you damn well please
Don't worry about time. You only have so much of it in your life anyway, which is more reason to stay safe in your bed where no one can run your pockets and your subconscious can plan it's next attack. sleep less than 7 hours a night a few times in a row and observe what you do with your "free time". Between coffee/energy drinks: probably start a blog or initiate human contact. bad move.
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