I did something like this post of things I believe at 54. Its my birthday so here are 60 things I believe now about all kinds of things.

1. I still believe Jesus is the Son of God.
2. Perception colors everything.
3. Feeling “hot” or “cold” has little to do with air temperature.
4. To make money as a writer you need more books.
5. The value of a thing is not determined by how hard you worked on it.
6. Value is set by the consumer.
7. 60 isn’t that old, but don’t kid yourself, its still up there.
8. You’ve got to fight the fight.
9. It’s okay to be pretty.
10. You aren’t a grown up until your make something of yourself, or at least live on your own.
11. You won’t make something of yourself just doing what others tell you.
12. People should probably give more fucks.
13. We outsource so much of our thinking, and that is ok.
14. Pick your oursourcers intentionally.
15. Intentionality is the key.
16. Doing something a little everyday is more important than doing something a lot once.
17. Things have changed.
18. WordPress isn’t as easy as it used to be.
19. Software has lost its way.
20. Apple used to be all about simplicity. Now its overly concern with security.
21. The amount of online security a normal person needs is not that much.
22. Social media only controls you if you use it as an outsource. (see 15)
23. Or you spend too much time on it.
24. Don’t believe crazy things.
25. I guess you need to be able to discern crazy.
26. Know how when a source says something about a topic you know and its dumb? That’s probably true of topics you don’t know.
27. People who don’t understand the stock market shouldn’t try to use it for divination.
28. “I read a study” has replaced “scripture says”.
29. “I read a study” is used just as badly as “scripture says”.
30. People generally pick studies to confirm their bias.
31. Just like scripture in the past.
32. I learn most of how to question sources from studying exegesis.
33. Things aren’t true just because a scientist or a doctor says them.
34. We probably aren’t as right as we think we are.
35. I watched a documentary doesn’t make you sound smart. I read a book on the other hand…
36. Your kids are influenced by you, but not as strongly as you think.
37. And probably not in the areas you think.
38. There are 1000s of ways to be a bad parent.
39. But only a few to being a good ones.
40. And the later doesn’t guarantee “success”.
41. Stop beating yourself up.
42. Treat yourself like you’d treat your best friend, not your worst enemy.
43. I’m starting to doubt autocorrect. I seem to spend a lot of time correcting it.
44. ChatGPT isn’t evil.
45. AI chatbots will rapidly replace Internet search.
46. The implication for online advertising is profound.
47. Google enshitified search with advertising.
48. Coffee tastes like liquid dirt, and RedBull tastes like sweet tarts.
49. Developers need to count the number of clicks to do something again.
50. Please give users preference again.
51. My life has been easy.
52. Tragedy is not evenly distributed.
53. I don’t think it comes in threes either.
54. It is easier to write when you know what you are writing.
55. Writing is rewriting.
56. Though I don’t think it has to be and isn’t for experienced people.
57. Seems the change happens around 6 novels.
58. Your social network – those people you interact with regularly – are the key to success and happiness.
59. The bible isn’t easy intentionally.
60. I should take #1 more seriously.

Rereading the 54 at 54, I think I was deeper then.